🔴 🇯🇵 **Japan’s birth rate dropped sharply in 1966, influenced by cultural beliefs**

Tuna Acisu

_“The reason behind this drop is unusual. Children born in 1966 had the “fire horse” as their birth sign. According to astrological predictions, women born that year would bring bad fortune, especially for their future husbands.”_

🔗 https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/japans-birth-rate-dropped-sharply-in-1966-influenced-by-cultural-beliefs.

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