Fewer than 1 in 3 families want a second child amid rising costs, study finds

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A Meiji Yasuda Life study found that fewer than one in three Japanese families want a second child amid rising costs. The number of parents expressing that preference has fallen by nearly 57% compared with 2020.

Research by Meiji Yasuda Life found that there was an almost 57% drop in the number of parents wanting a second child compared to 2020.

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