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Japan has its number of children . Figures released the day before the country's Children's Day on May the 5th show that the of children fell by 160,000 from last year. It is the 33rd year in a for the birth to drop. Japan has 13 million children than in 1950. Of 30 countries with a of over 40 million, Japan has the percentage of kids - just 12.8 per cent. In the USA, this is 19.5 per cent.

The of children is going down, but the number of old people is increasing. The -65s make up a 25.6 per cent of the Japanese population. This will continue for many . The over-65s could be 40 per cent of the population in 2060. This will be for young people. They will pay taxes to support the over-65s. There will not be young people to work. Japan has tried to get to have more , but works.

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