Babies and families

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Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Several countries are experiencing a fall in the number of babies being born and this has potentially serious consequences. Japan’s Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, has warned that his country is on the brink of not being able to function as a society. The problem is an increasingly elderly population and not enough younger people to keep the country ticking over. China is seeing record low birth rates and South Korea has the lowest rate of women having babies in the world. Youtubers Sarah and Kyuho in the South Korean capital Seoul, describe some of the pressures and reactions they experienced when they said they are not planning to have kids.

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0:17.0	Hello, I'm James Reynolds. Welcome to BBCOS Conversations
0:20.8	on Babies and Families.
0:23.0	Countries like Japan, South Korea and China are seeing birth rates falling.
0:31.0	With warnings that societies are now at risk,
0:34.0	we bring together women in Japan,
0:36.0	chat with a couple in South Korea,
0:38.0	and three women discuss why they chose not to have children.
0:42.0	I have a family already.
0:44.0	My parents, I have my partner,
0:46.0	I have my close friends,
0:48.0	I consider as a family as well.
0:50.0	It's a great life where you can choose your family as well.
0:57.0	A few weeks ago,
0:58.0	we were told that the world's population had reached 8 billion,
1:02.0	but that doesn't help the full story,
1:04.0	because several countries are experiencing a fall
1:07.0	in the number of children being born.
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