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1
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what percentage of mothers stop working when they have a child?

A

60-75%

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2
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by what percentage has OAP’s committing assault increased by?

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5000%

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3
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how many overseas nurses in Japan?

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60

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4
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what statistic shows monoculture in Japan?

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1 in 60 are from abroad

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5
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how much is Japan in debt?

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9.2 trillion US dollars of debt

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what is the typical amount of days holiday people take off work?

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7-10 annually but often take less (about half)

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7
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what is the fertility rate?

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1.37 births per woman (below replacement ratio of 2.1 to maintain the population)

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what is the birth rate?

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6.995 births per 1000 (2024)

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what is the death rate?

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11.731 (2024)

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10
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what is the infant mortality rate?

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1.530 deaths per 1000 live births

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11
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what is the life expectancy?

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85.15 years (2024)

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12
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what proportion are over 65?

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1/4

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13
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what is the dependency ratio?

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71% (elderly dependency ratio)

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14
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when did the number of births drop below that required for replacement?

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1975

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15
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what city has zero births, what did this result in?

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Yubari city
maternity unit of hospital closed

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16
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what was the average number of children to have around WWII?

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5-7

17
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what proportion of the population will be lost in 25 years?

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1/3

18
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what year was the Japan EQ?

A

2011

19
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what year was the Japan EQ?

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2011

20
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what is the population growth rate (decline)?

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-0.48%

21
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why is there a decrease in births?

A
  • women focusing more on education / careers
  • men prefer to have online girlfriends
  • cost of raising a child and high standards of clubs and education a child must have
22
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what are the patterns of change?

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  • older mums having fewer children
  • closure of coal mine caused migration out of the area
  • natural decline
23
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how is the character changing / what is it like?

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  • unappealing to the youth
  • reduction in primary schools
  • economy stagnated
  • increase in ‘virtual’ girlfriends
  • abandoned buildings
24
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solutions for Japan?

A
  • increase immigration ( but Japan is a very homogenous culture and gov doesn’t encourage this)
  • encourage marriage
  • improve technology (e.g care-giving tech)

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