Japan, Jews & demography

From: Jerusalem Post | Date: February 26, 2004| Author: URI DAN | Copyright information


Jerusalem Post

02-26-2004

Headline: Japan, Jews & demography
Byline: URI DAN
Edition; Daily
Section: Opinion
Page: 14

Thursday, February 26, 2004 -- Those coming to the Far East from the Middle East discover that, unlike their Israeli counterparts, Japanese politicians do not manipulate the demon of demography to frighten their public.

The Japanese birth rate decreased from 3.6 children per family in 1950 to 1.3 in 2001. In the no...

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