Read the article and express your thoughts on the following questions. You may discuss it with your partners. Be ready to present at least one of these questions in front of the class. You may as well use internet and other recourses to express different points of view and opinions.
1. Why women in Japan might decide not to have babies?
2. Compare the situation with the birth rate in Japan with the situation in Russia.
3. How can the government change the situation?
4. Which consequence might a low birth rate have in the future?
5. What would you prefer: career or family? Why?
