Japan is facing a unique problem. Here the elderly now need diapers more than the children. Because the population of elderly people is increasing very fast here. Because of that, children are not being born. That’s why a Japanese nappy manufacturer has announced that it will stop producing diapers for babies in the country and, instead, focus on the adult market. Even before this, many companies have made such announcements. You will also be surprised to know the whole matter.
According to BBC report, OG Holdings was the leading company manufacturing baby diapers in Japan. But according to the company, demand for baby diapers has decreased in Japan due to rapidly aging birth rates and record low levels. Because of this the company has decided not to make baby diapers. We are now moving towards diapers for the elderly. Because their demand is very high. The number of babies born in Japan in 2023 was only 758,631, which was 5.1% less than the previous year. This was the lowest birth rate in Japan since the 19th century.
Sharp decline since 2011
OG Holdings said, our subsidiary OG Nepia currently manufactures 400 million baby diapers every year. But since 2001, production has been falling rapidly. Now it has come to half. Will continue to manufacture baby diapers in Malaysia and Indonesia where demand is expected to increase. Earlier, Japan’s largest diaper maker, Unicharm, had created a sensation in 2011 by claiming that sales of its adult diapers had exceeded those of baby diapers.
30% people are above 65 years of age
Japan now has one of the oldest populations in the world. About 30% of the people here are 65 years of age or older. Last year, the proportion of people above 80 years of age exceeded 10% for the first time. Population decline, the result of both aging and declining birth rates, has become a crisis for Japan, one of the world’s largest economies. The government is making a lot of efforts, even money is being distributed to the couples. It has been announced to provide free education and even financial assistance to children, but success is not being achieved. Young people do not want to get married. Even if you get married, you don’t want to have children. Japan is not alone. Fertility rates are also falling in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea. China has also seen its population decline for the second consecutive year in 2023. He is also making a lot of efforts to increase the birth rate.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: March 27, 2024, 15:51 IST