What's more, poor performers often receive low merit increases or none at all.

更有甚者，表现不好的人经常得不到奖赏，即使得到了，增长幅度也很小。

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Couples are also opting to have fewer children, or none at all. The average number of children a Japanese woman gives birth to in her lifetime fell to a record low of 1.29 in 2003.

婚后，夫妇们也选择不生或少生小孩，2003年，日本女性在一生中平均只生育1.29个小孩，这个数字是有史以来最低的。

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