TOKYO -- The low birthrate puts Japan "on the brink of being unable to maintain social functions," Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned Monday.
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Kishida says Japan on 'brink' of social dysfunction as births fall
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida makes a policy speech on the first day of a 150-day parliament session on Jan. 23. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
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