Japan's child population falls for 41st year, record low amid pandemic

Japan's estimated child population fell for the 41st straight year to a record low, government data showed Wednesday, as women are believed to have refrained from having children due to the expanding coronavirus pandemic.The number of children aged 14 or younger, including foreigners, stood at 14.65 million as of April 1, down about 250,000 from a year earlier and the lowest figure since 1950 when comparable data became available, according to the data released by the internal affairs ministry.The ratio of children to Japan's overall population also fell to a record low of 11.7 percent, dow…READ FULL ARTICLE