Once dreaming of four children, Virginia Isaad had to abandon this aspiration due to financial and health pressures, accepting the growing trend of having one child.
The closure of Miryang city's last obstetrics department, driven by a doctor shortage and sharply falling birth rates, forces pregnant women to travel to other cities for childbirth.
For the first time in 42 years, the number of Japanese residents has fallen below 120 million, marking an unprecedented and severe population decline in the nation.
