Japan's sex problem could cause the population to fall by 40 million by 2065

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April 10, 2017 3:32 PM

Japan's mixture of low fertility and low consumer spending has economists fearing serious damage over the next several decades.

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Japan's fertility problem hit a new low last year: 2016 was the first year since 1899 that fewer than one million babies were born in the country.

New data suggests the trend isn't poised to let up anytime soon.

Other countries face similar problems, including the US, Denmark, China, and Singapore — with fertility rates

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