Japan expects record low number of newborn babies for 2020

The number of babies born in 2020 is expected to drop to around 845,000, hitting another record low, government sources said Saturday.The figure is well below the 865,239 for 2019, currently the lowest since comparable data became available 120 years ago.The government will release an initial estimate in December before finalizing the figure next year but it is likely to strike a record low for the fifth consecutive year.In Japan, the number of newborns fell below 1 million for the first time in 2016, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. The decline is attributed to peopl…READ FULL ARTICLE