This week, correspondent Jon Wertheim reported from Japan, the land of declining sons and daughters .

Over the last 15 years, the East Asian country has seen its population decline, amid low birth rates and falling marriage rates.

Last year, more than two people died for every baby born in Japan, a net loss of almost a million people.

60 Minutes reported on efforts by the Tokyo government to reverse this: shortened workweeks for government workers and a citywide dating app, both initiatives aiming to encourage people to get married and start families.

A young leader was elected to the Japanese Parliament last year; her campaign centered on transforming rural areas—where there have been diminishing economic opportunities—into viable working and living environments for young families.

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