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Japan's Birth Rate Crisis Worsens
Japan's steadily declining births and overall aging population present serious long-term risks, threatening to sap the ...
Global birth rates crisis: People do still want to have children, but many can't - here's why
"Lack of choice, not desire" is reason for global fertility crisis, say UN in a new report, after a massive new global survey ...
As Japan’s birth rate falls to a record low, a ‘critical’ demographic crisis unfolds
Record-low births and an ageing population are driving Japan to implement urgent measures to encourage marriage and boost ...
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Explained: Why Japan’s Falling Birth Rate Is Alarming – Understanding the ‘Silent Emergency’
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 ...
Japanese births hit record low in 2024, below 700,000 for first time
The Japanese government says the number of Japanese births last year dropped below 700,000 for the first time since ...
Annual births fall to another record low in Japan as its population emergency deepens
The number of newborns in Japan fell below 700,000 for the first time since records began in 1899. The government data ...
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Why Japan's birth rate is falling and what the country's doing to try and reverse the population decline
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 ...
Annual births in Japan fall for 16th straight year amid deepening population crisis
The Health Ministry said 686,061 babies were born in Japan in 2024, down 5.7 per cent from the previous year and the first ...
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Japan's Population Faces Extinction Amid Birth Rate Crisis
Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.
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As Japan’s birth rate falls to a record low, a ‘critical’ demographic crisis unfolds
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 ...