Tax receipts have been falling for years as the population shrinks.

由于人口减少，几年来税收收入一直在减少。

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Robots could fill the jobs of 3.5 million people in Japan by 2025, a thinktank says, helping to avert worker shortages as the country's population shrinks.

日本一智囊机构指出，到2025年，机器人将填补日本350万个劳动力空缺，这将有利于缓解该国因人口减少而造成的劳动力不足问题。

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As the population shrinks and a stronger yen swells companies' buying power for overseas acquisitions, the need for better international communication is growing in Japan.

随着人口收缩，以及日元强劲升值使公司在海外收购方面的购买力大为膨胀，更好的国际交流的需要在日本逐渐增加。

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As Japan's student population shrinks in an ageing society, universities are delighted to find ways to attract older, richer students.

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One obvious consequence will be pressure on the social-insurance system, including health care and pensions, as the working-age population shrinks dramatically.

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Christians are invariably defensive because any topic they broach or respond to gets hammered by atheists as the atheist population grows and the Christian population shrinks within that community.

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