Not Turning Japanese

Japan is doomed. It's partly a problem that other develped countries are facing, but partly a consequence of decades of inflexibility, racism and formality. The agent of Japan's death is simple: depopulation. The fertility rate in Japan is 1.29. That is 1.29 children per woman, whereas demographers consider replacement fertility to be about 2.1. All developed countries have lowering fertility rates, and its a problem of varying degrees. The liberation of women, higher ages of marriage, the cost of raising and educating children, all contribute towards low fertility. Japan suffers more than most (only Italy's fertility rate is lower) but it's a country-killer especially in Japan because


BUT I AM WARNING STUPID FILIPINOS IF THEY USE THIS AS THEIR REASON AGAINST CONTRACEPTIVES.