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Japan's fertility rate drops for 7th straight year

STORY: Japan's fertility rate drops for 7th straight year DATELINE: June 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of children in Japan STORYLINE: Japan's fertility fell to a record low of 1.26 in 2022, declining for the seventh consecutive year, government data showed Friday. According to data released by the health ministry, the average number of children born per woman during her lifetime was 1.26 last year, down 0.05 points from the final figure for 2021 and on par with a record low marked in 2005. By prefecture, Tokyo had the lowest fertility rate at 1.04, followed by Miyagi at 1.09 and Hokkaido at 1.12, while Okinawa reported the highest fertility rate at 1.70, followed by 1.63 in Miyazaki and 1.6 in Tottori. The number of babies born in 2022 was also a record low at 770,747, down 40,875 from the year before, marking the first time the number dipped below 800,000. The latest statistics come a day after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida released a draft

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Aeon sees record group operating profit, revenues in FY 2006

TOKYO, Japan - Motoya Okada (L), president of Aeon Co., at a news conference in Tokyo on April 4 where he announced that the company's group operating profit and revenues in the business year to February 2007 reached all-time highs for the seventh straight year.

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Fudo wins Tour Championship and JLPGA money title

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Yuri Fudo holds up her trophy at Miyazaki Country Club on Nov. 28 after winning the Japan LPGA Tour Championship. Fudo claimed her seventh title of the year that gave her a record fifth straight money title on the tour.

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Invincible Fudo wins Munsingwear Ladies golf

INABE, Japan - Yuri Fudo holds her cup with a broad smile after claiming a one-stroke victory in the Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic in Mie Prefecture on Sept. 21. It was the 26-year-old Fudo's second straight victory and her seventh overall tour title in the current season.

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Suzuki makes 200 hits for 2nd straight year

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to left in the seventh inning Sept. 22 against the Anaheim Angels at Safeco Field, reaching 200 hits for the second straight year in the major leagues. (MLB)

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Moore pitches Hanshin to 7th straight win

TOKYO, Japan - Trey Moore holds the Yakult Swallows to one run on six hits while striking out nine on April 6 as the Hanshin Tigers equal a 64-year-old club record with 3-1 victory over the Yakult Swallows. Moore (2-0) went the distance on 128 pitches at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo, as Hanshin won its seventh straight win to match the 7-0 start of the 1938 Tigers.

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Half-price hamburgers beef up McDonald's sales+

TOKYO, Feb. 28 Kyodo - Den Fujita, president of McDonald's Co. (Japan), beams with joy at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28. The Japanese unit of fast-food giant McDonald's Corp. of the United States said half-priced hamburgers boosted earnings last year, with its sales for 2000 expanding 9.3% on the year to a record high of 431.1 billion yen for the seventh straight yearly rise.

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Moore pitches Hanshin to 7th straight win

TOKYO, Japan - Trey Moore holds the Yakult Swallows to one run on six hits while striking out nine on April 6 as the Hanshin Tigers equal a 64-year-old club record with 3-1 victory over the Yakult Swallows. Moore (2-0) went the distance on 128 pitches at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo, as Hanshin won its seventh straight win to match the 7-0 start of the 1938 Tigers.

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Fudo wins Tour Championship and JLPGA money title

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Yuri Fudo holds up her trophy at Miyazaki Country Club on Nov. 28 after winning the Japan LPGA Tour Championship. Fudo claimed her seventh title of the year that gave her a record fifth straight money title on the tour. (Kyodo)

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Aeon sees record group operating profit, revenues in FY 2006

TOKYO, Japan - Motoya Okada (L), president of Aeon Co., at a news conference in Tokyo on April 4 where he announced that the company's group operating profit and revenues in the business year to February 2007 reached all-time highs for the seventh straight year. (Kyodo)

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Golf: Matsuyama beats Thomas for 1st win at Presidents Cup

The international team's Hideki Matsuyama (L) shakes hands with Justin Thomas of the United States team after defeating him in the singles match on the final day of the Presidents Cup at the Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Oct. 1, 2017. Overall, the United States team beat the international team 19 to 11, securing the title for the seventh straight year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Invincible Fudo wins Munsingwear Ladies golf

INABE, Japan - Yuri Fudo holds her cup with a broad smile after claiming a one-stroke victory in the Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic in Mie Prefecture on Sept. 21. It was the 26-year-old Fudo's second straight victory and her seventh overall tour title in the current season. (Kyodo)

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Suzuki makes 200 hits for 2nd straight year

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to left in the seventh inning Sept. 22 against the Anaheim Angels at Safeco Field, reaching 200 hits for the second straight year in the major leagues. (MLB)(Kyodo)

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Half-price hamburgers beef up McDonald's sales+

TOKYO, Feb. 28 Kyodo - Den Fujita, president of McDonald's Co. (Japan), beams with joy at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28. The Japanese unit of fast-food giant McDonald's Corp. of the United States said half-priced hamburgers boosted earnings last year, with its sales for 2000 expanding 9.3% on the year to a record high of 431.1 billion yen for the seventh straight yearly rise.