Japan's steadily declining births and overall aging population present serious long-term risks, threatening to sap the ...

Japan's birth rate has hit a historic low as annual births fell below 700,000 for the first time. Experts have warned of long ...

Record-low births and an ageing population are driving Japan to implement urgent measures to encourage marriage and boost ...

The number of newborns in Japan fell below 700,000 for the first time since records began in 1899. The government data ...

The continuing slide in the birth rate clearly indicates our ... Do you believe Japan can overcome this population crisis? Hanako Okada: (In Japanese/English translation) We need to stop the ...

(MENAFN- Asia Times) Japan's plummeting birth rate is not just a demographic crisis; it is a Political failure of leadership with no easy solution. The sharp decline in births-dropping to 720,988 ...

The number of births dropped to about 686,000, marking the first time the figure has fallen below 700,000. Read more at ...

Senior residents on June 13, 2024, in Sayo, Japan. Policymakers in the "super-aged" society are struggling to raise the country's birth rate amid fears of a demographic crisis. Senior residents on ...

Japan is facing a severe demographic crisis, marked by a historic low in its birth rate alongside a rapidly ageing population. In 2024, the number of babies born in the country fell to 686,061 ...