Japan sees record low number of babies born in 2019

The estimated number of babies born in Japan this year dropped below 900,000 for the first time to the lowest level since comparable data became available 120 years ago, government data showed Tuesday.The figure of newborns for the year is estimated at 864,000, down 54,000 from a year earlier, while deaths hit a postwar high of 1,376,000, with the largest-ever natural population decline of 512,000, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.The continued falling birthrate and shrinking population in the country mean Japan may struggle to maintain the current national pension, me…READ FULL ARTICLE