Okinawa has number one birth rate 39 years in row
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Okinawa Prefecture Welfare Division announced Tuesday the 2012 Okinawa Vital Statistics data.
According to department figures, the number of births in the prefecture increased by 156 with a total of 17,074 babies born during 2012.
As birth rate per capita, it again makes Okinawa no.1 prefecture in Japan, a position the prefecture has held 39 years in a row.
