TOKYO -- New data that projects Japan's rapidly falling population will hit 87 million in 2070 adds to the pressure on policymakers to confront a demographic crisis in Asia's second-largest economy.
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A greater burden on working-age Japanese could discourage them from having children. (Photo by Wataru Ito)
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