As reported here the other day, Japan’s population is still on the decrease, and its fertility rate is a very low 1.37 babies per woman. It is generally believed that a birth rate of about 2.11 is required to maintain a stable population, but Japan is very far from this level. The government [...]
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Written By: guyjin on January 6, 2010
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Written By: guyjin on December 9, 2009
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A new Yomiuri poll conducted over the weekend had support for the Hatoyama Cabinet down 4 points in the last month, to 59%. This is still a relatively high level of support for a Japanese Prime Minister and his Cabinet, but support has been falling steadily since the election a few [...]
Written By: guyjin on November 3, 2009
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Kyodo news carried out a telephone poll of 1,025 registered voters over the weekend, and found that support for the Hatoyama Cabinet had fallen 10.2% since a similar poll a few weeks after the election. In spite of the fall, support is still relatively high, at 61.8%.
On a party basis, 43.2% of [...]
