A top Japanese politician called people 'selfish' for opting not to have kids

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• A top Japanese lawmaker called people who opt not to have kids "selfish," as Japan's birth rates have continued to plummet. 
• The politician said in order for everyone in Japan to be happy, people need to have more children. 
• Japan's population is facing a demographic time bomb, with its elderly population growing older and its younger generations continuing to shrink.   

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A top Japanese lawmaker called people who opt not to have kids "selfish," as Japan's population rapidly ages and shrinks.

"In order for everyone [in Japan] to be happy, we should have many children and develop our country," Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai said in a speech in Tokyo on Tuesday, Kyodo News reported. 

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