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1.媒體來源:

CNN

2.記者署名:

作者：Jessie Yeung和 Himari Semans，CNN

3.完整新聞標題:

Japan’s births just fell to a new record low. Tokyo hopes a dating app can
turn that around

日本的出生率剛跌至歷史新低。東京希望約會程式能夠扭轉這一局面

4.完整新聞內文:

Japan’s births just fell to a new record low. Tokyo hopes a dating app can
turn that around
Jessie Yeung
By Jessie Yeung and Himari Semans, CNN
 4 minute read
Published 1:29 AM EDT, Fri June 7, 2024

Babies attend an event in Tokyo, Japan, on April 28, 2024. Philip
Fong/AFP/Getty Images/File
Tokyo
CNN

Japan’s fertility rate, which has seen a precipitous fall for many years,
has reached another record low as the government ramps up efforts to
encourage young people to get married and start families — even launching
its own dating app.

2024 年 4 月 28 日，嬰兒們參加在日本東京舉行的活動。 菲利普· 方/法新社/蓋蒂圖
片社/文件
東京
CNN

隨著政府加強鼓勵年輕人結婚成家，甚至推出自己的約會應用程序， 多年來急劇下降 的
日本生育率又創下歷史新低。

The nation of 123.9 million people only recorded 727,277 births last year,
according to new data released by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
on Friday. The fertility rate – defined as the total number of births a
woman has in her lifetime – dropped from 1.26 to 1.20.

For a population to remain stable, it needs a fertility rate of 2.1. Anything
above that will see a population expand, with a large proportion of children
and young adults, as seen in India and many African nations.

根據厚生勞動省週五發布的新數據，這個擁有 1.239 億人口的國家去年的出生人數僅為
727,277 人。生育率（定義為女性一生中生育的 總數）從 1.26 下降至 1.20。

人口要維持穩定，生育率需要達到2.1。任何高於這個數字的人口都會成長，其中兒童和
年輕人的比例很大，正如印度和許多非洲國家所看到的那樣。

But in Japan, the fertility rate has been well below that stable marker of
2.1 for half a century, experts say – it fell below that level after the
1973 global oil crisis pushed economies into recession, and never recovered.

The downward trend has accelerated in recent years, with the number of deaths
overtaking births each year and causing the total population to shrink –
with far-reaching consequences for Japan’s workforce, economy, welfare
system and social fabric.

但專家表示，日本的生育率半個世紀以來遠低於 2.1 的穩定水平——1973 年全球石油危
機導致經濟陷入衰退後，生育率就跌破了這一水平，並且再也沒有恢復過來。

近年來， 下降趨勢加速，死亡人數每年超過出生人數，導致總人口萎縮，對日本的勞動
力、經濟、福利制度和社會結構 產生深遠影響。

In 2023, the country recorded 1.57 million deaths, according to the Health
Ministry – more than double the number of births.

And Japan’s not having much matrimonial luck, either – the number of
marriages fell by 30,000 last year, while the number of divorces rose.

據衛生部稱，2023 年，該國死亡人數為 157 萬人，是出生人數的兩倍多。

日本的婚姻運勢也不太好─去年結婚人數減少了3萬，而離婚人數卻上升了。

Experts say the decline is expected to continue for at least several decades
and is to some extent irreversible due to the country’s population
structure. Even if Japan were to boost its fertility rate tomorrow, its
population will keep falling until the skewed ratio of young people to older
adults balances out.

Still, the government is now racing to soften the impact, launching new
government agencies to focus specifically on this problem. It has launched
initiatives such as expanding child care facilities, offering housing
subsidies to parents, and in some towns, even paying couples to have children.



儘管如此，政府現在正在競相減輕影響，成立新的政府機構專門關注這個問題。它推出了
擴大托兒設施、向父母提供住房補貼等舉措，在一些城鎮甚至向夫婦支付生孩子費用。

In the capital Tokyo, local officials are trying a new tack: launching a
government-run dating app, which is in early testing phases and will be fully
operational later this year.

“Please use it as ‘the first step’ to begin marriage hunting,” the app’s
website says, adding that the AI-matchmaking system is provided by the Tokyo
Metropolitan Government.

在首都東京，當地官員正在嘗試一種新策略：推出一款政府運營的約會應用程序，該應用
程式處於早期測試階段，將於今年晚些時候全面投入運行。

該應用程式的網站稱：「請將此作為開始徵婚的『第一步』。」並補充說，人工智慧配對
系統由東京都政府提供。

Users are asked to take a “values diagnostic test” but there’s also an
option to put in the desired traits of a future partner.

“Based on your values and the values you seek in a partner, which can be
determined by taking a diagnostic test, AI will introduce you to a compatible
person,” it said. “What cannot be measured by appearance or conditions
alone may lead to unexpected encounters.”

使用者被要求進行“價值觀診斷測試”，但也可以選擇輸入未來合作夥伴所需的特徵。



The app even caught the eye of billionaire Elon Musk, who wrote on X,
formerly Twitter: “I’m glad the government of Japan recognizes the
importance of this matter. If radical action isn’t taken, Japan (and many
other countries) will disappear!”

Experts have told CNN this scenario is unlikely – the fertility rate is
expected to even out at some point, and the country will adjust. Japan may
look very different at that point, from its demographic makeup to its economy
and domestic policies, but it won’t simply vanish.





“Marriage is a decision based on one’s own values, but the Tokyo
Metropolitan Government is working to build momentum for marriage so that
those who think they ‘intend to get married eventually’ can take that first
step,” says the dating app’s website.

Users must be single, over 18 years old “with a desire to get married,” and
be living or working in Tokyo, the website says.

該約會應用程式的網站稱：“婚姻是基於個人價值觀的決定，但東京都政府正在努力為婚
姻創造動力，以便那些認為自己‘最終打算結婚’的人可以邁出第一步。”

該網站稱，用戶必須是單身、年滿 18 歲、“有結婚願望”，並且在東京生活或工作。

It also lists the government’s other measures to support couples – such as
providing information on work-life balance, child care and housing support,
men’s participation in housework and child-rearing, and career counseling.

“We hope that every single one of you who wishes to get married will think
about what being in a ‘couple’ means to you,” it says.

它還列出了政府支持夫婦的其他措施，例如提供有關工作與生活平衡、兒童保育和住房支
持、男性參與家務和育兒以及職業諮詢的資訊。

「我們希望每一位想要結婚的人都能思考『情侶』對你意味著什麼，」它說。

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