Our neighbor country, South Korea, has a fertility rate of 0.78 in 2022.

I will repeat it. It is

0.78

When I heard this story, I said in my mind

"What?"

And my mind went blank.

I, before, wrote

女性の活用と、国家の緩やかな死https://t.co/prB7A08xTy pic.twitter.com/nHjv8JocKA

? EE Times Japan編集部 (@eetimes_jp) April 25, 2018

At the time of writing, it really "wasn't there."

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Japan is a country with advanced issues. It sounds excellent to say, but Japan is a country that is destined to step on landmines before any other nation in the world.

However, our friendly neighbors (our neighbors next door are virtual enemies) have not only "landmines" but "national survival" in their scope.

Soon, we will have occasions to learn from South Korea on this issue, no matter the consequences.