{
  "id": 15709987,
  "title": "Fewer than 1 in 3 families want a second child amid rising costs, study finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/fewer-than-1-in-3-families-want-a-second-child-amid-rising-costs",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-20T05:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/20/japan/society/couple-second-child-inflation-pressures/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Research by Meiji Yasuda Life found that there was an almost 57% drop in the number of parents wanting a second child compared to 2020.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}