Japan ‘on verge of no longer functioning’ after birth rate plummets to record new low - eviltoast
Japan saw record 1.6 million deaths last year as births marked a 5% fall
  • kalleboo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    In Japan they let kids go outside without supervision starting a really young age.

    Yeah I live in Japan and my daughter started going on errands (“go get some milk/eggs”) alone at age 5. All kids are then expected to walk themselves to elementary school starting from the first week, there is no room for drop-offs from a car.