June 5, 2024 6:44 PM

As Japan’s birthrate drops, runner freezes her eggs to sustain motherhood dream

As Japan's birthrate drops, runner freezes her eggs to sustain motherhood dream Japanese champion runner Tomomi Bitoh completed a 170-km (106-mile) race in the Himalayas last November, and immediately made a beeline for a Tokyo clinic to begin freezing her eggs, hoping to keep alive her dream of becoming a mother. The 33-year-old former childcare worker is one of a growing number of Japanese women joining in a trend authorities in the world's most advanced ageing society hope will stem further...