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According to the statistics of Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and Yomiuri Newspaper(Dec 2, 2005), 1 out of 20 newly wed couples in the year 2000 is between Japanese and non-Japanese(International marriage). In terms of Tokyo area, and Osaka area, the figures become lager, 1 in 10 marriages and 1 in 12 marriages, respectively
Between time period of 1990 to 2000, the total number of the international marriage incresed from 25626 to 36263. During that time, marriage between Japanese is increased from 722138 to 798138 The percerntage of international marrage increases by
What does this mean?
1)The population of the children between international marriage is rapidly increasing on the other hand chilrden from the indeginous japanese people are dercereasing
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03.03.2006.