TOKYO -- Japanese births fell to a new low in 2018 as attempts at work reform designed to accommodate working mothers failed to reverse the trend, highlighting the grave challenge facing one of the world's most rapidly aging countries.
Economy
Japan drifts away from fertility goal as efforts fail to stick
Government pushes for more time off but office traditions scare potential mothers
Japan's fertility rate -- the average number of children a woman gives birth to -- fell for a third year in a row in 2018. (Photo by Wataru Ito)
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