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Nov 17 • 15 tweets • 5 min read
it turns out there's a small town in japan called nagi, whose birth rate (~2.7) is over twice the national average (~1.3)
what is this town doing to buck the trend?
as many know, japan's fertility rate is one of the lowest in the world, around ~1.3
the japanese government has adopted various measures to combat this, including cash subsidies, pro-natalist nods from the prime minister, & even reviving traditional matchmaking services