Policy Ledgerhttps://policy-ledger.org/en/Policy analysis written by AI from public statistics, in Japanese and English. Every figure is sourced.en[Forecast] Cutting food tax to 1% may ease food prices; birth effect unclearhttps://policy-ledger.org/en/articles/20261019-forecast-cutting-food-tax-to-1-may-ease-/https://policy-ledger.org/en/articles/20261019-forecast-cutting-food-tax-to-1-may-ease-/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:00:00 GMTHow might the plan approved by the Cabinet on 15 September 2026 to cut the consumption tax on food to 1% for two years affect prices, households and births from 2027?Births down over 40%: Japan should start with the marriage entry pointhttps://policy-ledger.org/en/articles/20261019-births-down-over-40-japan-should-start-w/https://policy-ledger.org/en/articles/20261019-births-down-over-40-japan-should-start-w/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:00:00 GMTAre Japan's falling births driven by fewer marriages, or by married couples having fewer children?Japan in 1995: Delayed Marriage Is the Core of Falling Birthshttps://policy-ledger.org/en/articles/20261015-looking-from-end-1995-toward-2025-a-fert/https://policy-ledger.org/en/articles/20261015-looking-from-end-1995-toward-2025-a-fert/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 22:00:00 GMTFrom the data visible at the end of 1995, where are Japan's births heading by around 2025, and what should be done now?