Why is Japan’s declining birth rate unstoppable? Journalist Keiko Hamada said, “There is a deep-rooted familial way of thinking, centered on the Liberal Democratic Party, that the family is responsible for raising children. There is.
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We have been taking countermeasures once morest the declining birthrate for more than 30 years, but there is no effect.
The debate has been heating up since Prime Minister Kishida announced at the beginning of the year that he would take measures to deal with the declining birthrate on a different level. Not only the prime minister, but every time a senior ruling party member makes a statement, the lack of clarity provokes the anger of the child-rearing generation and the younger generation.
It wasn’t until 1989, when the fertility rate reached 1.57, that it began to become a major controversy. At that time, the term 1.57 shock was coined, and the term “declining birthrate” became widespread following the “White Paper on National Lifestyles” published in 1992 was titled “The Coming of a Society with a Declining Birthrate: Its Impact and Countermeasures.”
However, it has been over 30 years since then. A number of policies have been tried in different ways to deal with the declining birthrate, but they have not been effective.
Professor Masahiro Yamada of Chuo University, who has studied the declining birthrate problem for 30 years, has written a book titledWhy did Japan’s declining birth rate fail?The real reason why marriage and childbirth are avoided(Kobunsha Shinsho), he is often asked by Western researchers and journalists, “Why hasn’t the Japanese government taken measures to combat the declining birthrate?”
Furthermore, East Asian countries that are currently facing the problem of declining birthrates, or will face it in the near future, are studying Japan as a teacher, asking, “What should we do to avoid becoming like Japan?” writing.
Politicians who don’t understand parenting
Isn’t it time to humbly accept the fact that Japan’s measures have been seen as “no measures” and “failures” overseas, and to thoroughly examine why Japan’s measures to address the declining birthrate have failed to produce results? It’s not that the government hasn’t done anything, but if it’s not effective, it’s because it’s been taking haphazard and superficial measures repeatedly, and the essential problems haven’t been solved. The proof of this is the misunderstanding of politicians.
They face the loneliness and hardships of raising children, the difficulty of balancing work and child-raising, the heavy burden of educational expenses, and even the prospect of getting married and having children.blockageI don’t think they really understand feelings or hopelessness. Even the remarks of past Liberal Democratic Party ministers and members of the Diet are now being criticized, but what becomes clear is how this country, especially the Liberal Democratic Party, has forced child-rearing and education on the responsibility of families and individuals.
