{"id":5159,"date":"2016-10-24T22:16:10","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T20:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=5159"},"modified":"2026-02-27T13:24:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:24:46","slug":"japans-population-is-declining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2016\/10\/japans-population-is-declining\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan’s Population is Declining"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B1 – Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s official. Japan’s populations is dramatically shrinking. After years of warnings about Japan’s aging population and its low birth rate, the day is here. Japan’s official census shows that the country’s population has shrunk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about this by clicking the link below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.english-online.at\/news-articles\/world\/asia\/japans-population-is-declining.htm#<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What are the reasons Japan’s population is declining?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. If this continues, what do you think will happen to Japan?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. How is the birth rate in your country? Is it also declining?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Can immigration help with the problem with declining population? Share your thoughts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. What can the government do to address this problem?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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