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	<title>Comments on: Declining birth rates in Japan</title>
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		<title>By: Laura Derringer</title>
		<link>http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/10/21/declining-birth-rates-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-253977</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Derringer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2014 07:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wish women in the USA had taken this stance instead of allowing the govt. to ignore our needs.
We Moms are all miserable, forced to work up until giving birth and going right back after 6 weeks...financially strapped because we don&#039;t get paid maternity leaves. 
Houses are filthy, fast food makes us fat, no time to cook or relax, nobody happy, holidays seen as nothing but a burden and forced money spent.

But our govt doesn&#039;t care because they aren&#039;t worried...like yours is.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wish women in the USA had taken this stance instead of allowing the govt. to ignore our needs.<br />
We Moms are all miserable, forced to work up until giving birth and going right back after 6 weeks&#8230;financially strapped because we don&#8217;t get paid maternity leaves.<br />
Houses are filthy, fast food makes us fat, no time to cook or relax, nobody happy, holidays seen as nothing but a burden and forced money spent.</p>
<p>But our govt doesn&#8217;t care because they aren&#8217;t worried&#8230;like yours is.</p>
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		<title>By: rockiestone</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And most certainly don&#039;t want to see a Japan with just mostly senior citizens, that would be our own fault.  Children are the future! 
日本の出生率心配です
 A healthy balanced population between young and old. Would hate to ever be like an endangered race. Procreation is just a necessity for the continuation of human life and a good vibrant economy!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And most certainly don&#8217;t want to see a Japan with just mostly senior citizens, that would be our own fault.  Children are the future!<br />
日本の出生率心配です<br />
 A healthy balanced population between young and old. Would hate to ever be like an endangered race. Procreation is just a necessity for the continuation of human life and a good vibrant economy!</p>
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		<title>By: rockiestone</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[rockiestone]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And most certainly don&#039;t want to see a Japan with just mostly senior citizens, that would be our own fault.  Children are the future!
 A healthy balanced population between young and old. Would hate to ever be like an endangered race. Procreation is just a necessity for the continuation of human life and a good vibrant economy!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And most certainly don&#8217;t want to see a Japan with just mostly senior citizens, that would be our own fault.  Children are the future!<br />
 A healthy balanced population between young and old. Would hate to ever be like an endangered race. Procreation is just a necessity for the continuation of human life and a good vibrant economy!</p>
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		<title>By: rockiestone</title>
		<link>http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/10/21/declining-birth-rates-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-229576</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[rockiestone]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know with all the really high quality ladies all over Japan, amazing so few babies...sad we are reaching the point of being an endangered race...Japan has completely gone on crack for sure! shame]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You know with all the really high quality ladies all over Japan, amazing so few babies&#8230;sad we are reaching the point of being an endangered race&#8230;Japan has completely gone on crack for sure! shame</p>
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