Japan is on the brink of extinction. Its birthrate crisis is spiraling out of control, with projections showing the country could vanish by 2720.

A shocking 2.3% drop in children is accelerating the collapse, pushing doomsday timelines forward by a century. Nearly a million more deaths than births each year. With 30% of the population over 65, the country’s youth shut out from marriage, and a crippling recession, Japan may be the first nation to literally disappear.