https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/19/japan-asks-young-people-views-marriage-population-crisis
The economist Takashi Kadokura said on a Yahoo Japan news blog that local government efforts to promote marriage were not working and marriages were not increasing because of the growing number of non-regular workers who found it financially difficult to start a family.
The only reason we were able to keep our happy little accident is that I make like 3x minimum wage and honestly it's barely enough. I presume it's not any easier in Japan