Number of young women to halve in 40% of Japan localities by 2050

More than 40 percent of Japanese municipalities are likely to see the number of their young female residents drop by more than half in the 30 years through 2050 as the country's population rapidly declines, a study by private-sector experts' panel showed Wednesday.The panel on population strategy warned that 744 municipalities were deemed at "risk of disappearing" due to the likely sharp fall in the number of women in their 20s to 30s, regarded as the core generation responsible for bearing children.The localities considered in danger are those where the local governments would struggle to …READ FULL ARTICLE