Number of young women to halve in 40% of Japan localities by 2050

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Number of young women to halve in 40% of Japan localities by 2050

More than 40 percent of Japanese municipalities are likely to see the number of their young female residents drop by more than half in the 30 years through 2050 as the country's population rapidly declines, a study by private-sector experts' panel showed Wednesday. The panel on population strategy warned that…