Concern as Japan's 2014 birth rate falls to record low

Japan's birth rate slumped to a record low in 2014, health ministry figures show, dropping to 1,001,000 newborns in 2014 - 9,000 fewer than in 2013. The fall is the fourth in consecutive years and comes as the estimated number of deaths continues to rise, at just under 1.3 million last year. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1rGYF1X