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Japanese life expectancy falls in 2022 for 2nd straight year - The Mainichi (mainichi.jp)

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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The average life expectancy of Japanese people declined in 2022 for the second straight year, affected significantly by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the health ministry.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wondering if it’s Covid

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

From the very first line of the article and the blurb autopulled into the body of the post:

The average life expectancy of Japanese people declined in 2022 for the second straight year, affected significantly by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the health ministry.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Still wondering if it’s Covid

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it’s a mystery all right.