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Low birthrate threatens Japan's future
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Does more and more women pursuing a career path lead to a decline in a nation's birthrate? Statistics prove otherwise, according to the participants in the Oct. 18 and 31 symposiums.
What matters, they said, is whether there is a positive environment in which women can continue to work while raising children.
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