Japan’s Deputy PM Apologizes for Blaming the Country’s Low Birthrate on Women

Japan's deputy prime minister apologized Tuesday and retracted comments that seemingly blamed women for the country's declining population, the Guardian reports.

Speaking at a seminar in his constituency in southwestern Japan over the weekend, Taro Aso had said elderly people are unjustly blamed for the demographic challenges posed to the country of 127 million, including a declining and aging population.

Japan's deputy prime minister apologized Tuesday and retracted comments that seemingly blamed women for the country's declining population, the Guardian reports. Speaking at a seminar in his constituency in southwestern Japan over the weekend, Taro Aso had said elderly people are unjustly blamed for the demographic challenges posed to the country of 127 million, including a declining and aging population.