Report On Japanese Women: A shocking revelation has been revealed in research in Japan. It has been claimed that more than 40 per cent of Japanese women will never be able to become mothers. Japan’s Nikkei newspaper has published a report citing an upcoming government research estimate.
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According to Nikkei, around 42 per cent of adult Japanese women will never be able to have children in their lifetime. These reports may pose a threat to the future of Japan’s social security program.
Japan’s National Institute of Population and Social Security Research estimated that 33.4 per cent of women born in 2005 could not have children in the Moderate Scenario. Even in the Optimistic Case, this rate will be only 24.6 per cent.
Uncertainty towards marriage
On the other hand, Nikkei cited research estimates that men face a higher chance of not getting married than women. Also, more than half of 18-year-old are likely to never have children. Factors such as uncertainty about the future and stable salaries were reported to influence young people’s decision to get married.
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Similar trends in America & Europe
Economies like the US and Europe are witnessing such trends and are likely to increase. Here people do not want to have children rather they are focusing towards self-gratification.
According to one report, in Western countries, about 10 per cent to 20 per cent of women born in the 1970s never had children. In Japan, the figure is slightly higher at 27 per cent. At the same time, this trend is slightly less in countries like the United Kingdom and Germany. Because here the couple is encouraged to opt for at least one child.
Japan’s step to deal with the situation
Japan is also making efforts through initiatives such as work-style reform to create better conditions for prospective parents. The Nikkei quoted social security expert Professor Takashi Oshio of Hitotsubashi University’s Institute of Economic Research as saying that there is an urgent need to discuss creating a social safety net in every sector, including pensions, medical care, nursing care and assisted living.
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