Like in other advanced countries (Japan), young people are waiting to get married and choosing to have fewer children because of careers and lifestyle issues.
Saturday's report showed 706,000 marriages registered last year — the fewest since 1954 and a sign that birth rates are unlikely to jump dramatically anytime soon.
From Yahoo News on Japan's Demographic Decline
Why is it assumed that marriage rates have something to do with the birth rates in women?
Japan has been a peaceful country for the past 60 years with no natural disasters, yet has fallen into this spiral.
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