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Japan’s total population is projected to shrink by 30 percent to just 87 million by 2060. By that period, people 65 and older will make up 40 percent of the country’s population. The forecast puts pressure on the government as the labor force also shrinks.

Analysts have come to blame the low fertility rate on Japan’s inadvertence when it comes to making babies.

“The most important reason for Japan’s declining birthrate is less sex,” says Dr. Kunio Kitamara, director of Japan’s Family Planning Research Centre.

Japanese women also struggle with taking care of children while seeking full-time employment, leading many to pursue their careers over domestic priorities.