Japan's chronic demographic crisis hits grim milestoneThree Kyodo News reporters -- Toma Mochizuki, Eduardo Martinez and Peter Masheter -- talk about how the number of births in Japan fell under 700,000 for the first time in 2024. Listen as they discuss the reasons why, despite government initiatives, Japan's declining birthrate is so hard to reverse.Article mentioned in the podcast:Japan's births in 2024 fall below 700,000 for 1st timeKyodo News presents a bilingual podcast for English learners about the ins and outs of news writing and how to translate tricky Japanese phrases into Engli…READ FULL ARTICLE