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Japan's birth rate rose in 2006 for the first time in six years, indicating government efforts to encourage women to have more babies may be succeeding. An estimated 1.08 million babies were born in 2006 in the world's second-largest economy, according to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. That compares with 1.06 million new- born Japane

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okitech
Dec. 31, 2006, 11:12 p.m.
great now we are going to have more grandparents raising grand kids because the parents can not earn a decent income alone. this will only tear the families(after a divoce) and the economy.

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  CatholicRedneck
  Jan. 1, 2007, 10:59 a.m.
  Not necessarily!! If a society has LESS children then it definitely will be overwhelmed by old folks needing social programs and fewer workers to keep the economy going, as well as pay taxes. If people don't or can't have children then the society will die out. If immigration is proposed as a solution, well, yeah, you'll have more workers but you'll wind up changing the society. Which is good if you're one of the immigrants; not good if you love your people and want to see your society continue.
  
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    geographer47
    Jan. 1, 2007, 2:54 p.m.
    The author does not even consider immigration.
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supabro15
Jan. 1, 2007, 8:13 p.m.
the government is encouraging them to make babies!...i wonder if they need foreign help? :D
...ahem...i mean...india could promote immigration to japan........