Ultimately, addressing people's wellbeing is one of the most important things when it comes to tackling the low birthrate problem, said Jung. Among OECD countries, South Korea has one of the lowest levels of life satisfaction, and the highest suicide rate.
"People will start having children only when we create a society in which children grow up to be happier than us."
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"Instead, it needs to find a way to encourage women to have multiple children to sustain the current population size. But that would require a fundamental change in the structure of Japanese society, starting with gender equality in the home and workplace."
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