The variety of youngsters born from January to June this yr was greater than 371,000, together with foreigners, a 3.6% lower in comparison with the identical interval final yr, in line with the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. I received it from the stats.
The variety of Japanese youngsters born final yr was 770,747, falling beneath 800,000 for the primary time since statistics started in 1899, and the declining start charge is progressing at a sooner tempo than anticipated. .