Japanese women with student loans more likely to delay child-rearing

Student loan debt could be contributing to Japan’s declining birth rate, researchers find

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April 4, 2024

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April 5, 2024

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Baby alone in a pram in the city of Tokyo, Ginza to illustrate Japanese women with student loans more likely to delay child-rearing

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