News: The population of Japanese nationals fell by 861,000 in 2023 from a year earlier to 121,561,801, marking the 15th consecutive year of decline and the largest drop since the survey began in 1968, government data showed Wednesday.
The trend underscores the seriousness of the declining birthrate and highlights the urgent need for the government to implement measures to revitalize regional areas.
Solution: New Law that all parents of children under 12 and pregnant women can work a maximum of 40 hours a week, get four weeks vacation, can't be paid less, and if fired must be replaced by another parent
Chance of Implementation: zero
Businesses: will work less workers harder