にほんじん日本人のじんこう人口がきょねん去年よりさんじゅう30まんにん万人いじょう以上すくなくなる Japanese Population Drops by More than 300,000 in a Single Year by
This article is an extract from a simplified news article in NHK News Easy, a great source for somewhat easier material based on current news and events.
This article also refers to several of the 'prefectures' (administrative districts of Japan), which will help you start to recognize some of the more complex kanji they use!
The last word of the title, すくなくなる, is a bit of a tongue twister because of the repeated 'く' sound. In fact it's just the combination of すくない (the common word meaning 'few'), and the 〜くなる form (meaning 'become'). Use the grammar notes attached to individual sentence details for more information!
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