A Question About Reporting on Japan’s Declining Birth Rate

More than 30 percent of unmarried people aged 18 to 34 in Japan do not wish to have children, the highest percentage since comparable data became available in 2002, a government survey showed Friday, raising concerns that the country’s already low birthrate could decline further. Episode notes: ‘Over 30% of unmarried people in Japan do not want children’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2026/09/12/over-30-of-unmarried-people-in-japan-do-not-want-children/