Japanese champion runner Tomomi Bitoh, 33, completed a 170-kilometer race in the Himalayas and promptly began freezing her eggs at a Tokyo clinic.

Bitoh, who placed second in the 2021 Marathon des Sables, is part of a growing trend among Japanese women seeking to preserve their motherhood dreams amidst the country's declining birthrate. Authorities in Japan, the world's most advanced aging society, hope such measures will help mitigate further declines.

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Source: The Japan Times
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