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Even with incentives, countries are finding it hard to reverse falling birth rates
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Naturist praises Prince Harry for outdoor romp
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The Week Unwrapped: Millennial politics, Japanese payments and Swedish wolves
podcast Are today’s young voters staying leftier for longer? Will cash incentives get people to leave Tokyo? And why are endangered wolves facing a cull?
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Japan to offer families 1 million yen per child to relocate from overcrowded Tokyo
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Japan’s million-yen idea to tackle demographic decline
Talking Point Government to triple financial subsidy to tempt families away from Tokyo
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The world’s most weird and wonderful Christmas traditions
In Depth Japanese families enjoy a bucket of KFC on Christmas Day, while Indonesians decorate their trees with chicken feathers
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North Korea fires pair of ballistic missiles that could potentially reach Japan
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Diamond Princess cruise ship, site of mass COVID outbreak, returns to service after nearly 3 years
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Is violence against politicians getting worse?
Today's Big Question Rise in far-right extremism is one factor behind series of attacks on political figures
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Japan opens border for tourism after almost 3 years of COVID restrictions
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North Korea launches longest-range missile test yet
Speed Read Intermediate-range ballistic fired over Japan in ‘dramatic escalation’ of tensions
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Trip of the week: a Japanese city opens to the world again
The Week Recommends Nagasaki, on the relatively lush and balmy island of Kyushu, has been almost entirely rebuilt since 1945
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North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan
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What declining birth rates mean for our future
feature Global population now expected to peak in the 2080s and start declining by end of the century
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