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More than 100k people in Japan are now aged 100 or older

217 points · 282 comments · karakoram

sottol · 1789689780 · focus · HN ↗
Semi-related, but I did recently wonder if China's real-estate bust might serve as a strong fertility support measure / incidental pronatalist policy.
Tier-3 and tier-4 cities supposedly saw 30-50% property value declines, setting them back more than two decades. If real estate was really holding back families, as is often stipulated, this might reverse that.
Otoh, rural Japan has lots of cheap or even free real estate but it doesn't seem to support fertility rates at all.
1. thatfrenchguy · 1789691256 · focus · HN ↗
  Real estate is not the only reason why folks have less children, especially in cultures where people don’t mind having less space. Kids are expensive for other reasons in china
  1. Waterluvian · 1789691845 · focus · HN ↗
    The other reason is car seats. I can’t fit more than two and I’ll be damned if I trade in for a minivan!

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