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Friday, December 23, 2005

Japan is Shrinking

by Eko Prasetyo @ 7:21 AM

Japan's population is to drop this year for the first time since records began, official data shows.

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Why is this shrinking happening? I believe that's because modernity has caused young people to forfeit family making and therefore causing less and less birth rate.

And I believe that's because, deep inside us, nature is working secretly on balancing the population of the world.