The prefecture’s working-age population has shrunk from over 1m in 1990 to 874, 000 in 2008, a result both of the exodus and a declining birth rate.

在迁移和人口出生率递减的共同作用下，该地区的适龄工作者从1990年10万衰减到2008年的87400人。

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An ageing population and a declining birth rate constitute a serious problem for the domestic employment market.

人口的老龄化和出生率的降低给国内就业市场带来了严重的问题。

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Japan is bracing for a major increase in needs for elderly care due to a declining birth rate and a population that is among the worlds longest living.

由于日本的出生率不断下降，而且日本人普遍长寿(人口平均寿命在世界上最长)，所以日本老年人护理业亟需人手。

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