Japan's Campaign Against Infanticide and the Resulting Population Growth

A public campaign against infanticide and in favor of big families was launched, accompanied by policy changes and the implementation of a new police force/nAs Japan rapidly industrialized and educated its population, fertility rates increased alongside increasing wealth and education/nThe rapidly growing Japanese population led to the need for more resources, resulting in the development of an empire through conquest/nThese examples highlight the importance of cultural factors in shaping fertility rates, even before the availability of modern contraception