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Japanese deputy PM, blames women for falling population, takes back his words

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Those who think that the elderly are at fault for the declining birthrate in Japan are wrong, as the blamed ones are those who are not giving birth to babies. The statement was given by Japan’s deputy prime minister, Taro Aso has now taken back his words and promised to be careful with words in future. In a constituency meeting in Fukuoka, south-west Japan he blamed women for the declining population of the country.