A live event gathering artists born in 1966 -- the year of the Fire Horse in the Chinese zodiac calendar, which occurs only once every 60 years -- is set to take place in March in Tokyo and Osaka.

Due to negative superstitions about the Fire Horse year, Japan saw a significant decrease in the number of births in 1966.

First-time participant Koizumi shared, "I've been referred to as a 'woman born in the Fire Horse year' since childhood, but finally, a new generation will be born this year."

visit the official website at https://roots66.jp/ (in Japanese).

Related Article: The Year of the Fire Horse: Why Did Births Plummet in Japan in 1966? | Nippon.com

Birth and death rate of japan 1950-2019


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[–] 2 points 3 months ago

The citations point to documents retrieved in 2020 and 20201 which seems wrong. Looking at the Japanese govt website, I see different numbers where we're behind last year a bit https://www.stat.go.jp/data/jinsui/topics/topi1481.html

However, that's just until April 1st (start of the fiscal year in Japan). We'll have to see what the rest of the year looks like

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