EPISODE · May 5, 2025 · 3 MIN
Golden Week ‘Shogai Podcast Shorts’ 4: Greenery Day Observed
from Disability News Japan · host Michael Gillan Peckitt
The estimated number of children under 15 in Japan as of April 1 fell by 350,000 from a year before to 13.66 million, down for the 44th consecutive year, the internal affairs ministry said Sunday. The country's child population hit the lowest level since comparable data became available in 1950. The ministry released the data a day before Children's Day. Episode Notes: ‘Japan Child Population Falls for 44th Straight Year’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/05/04/japan-child-population-falls-for-44th-straight-year/
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The estimated number of children under 15 in Japan as of April 1 fell by 350,000 from a year before to 13.66 million, down for the 44th consecutive year, the internal affairs ministry said Sunday. The country's child population hit the lowest level since comparable data became available in 1950. The ministry released the data a day before Children's Day. Episode Notes: ‘Japan Child Population Falls for 44th Straight Year’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/05/04/japan-child-population-falls-for-44th-straight-year/
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