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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Japan’s birth rate has hit a new record low — just 720,988 births in 2024, marking the ninth consecutive year of decline. The consequences? A shrinking workforce, rising social security costs and a ...

(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 ...

which includes babies of foreign nationality born in Japan, is 15 years ahead of the forecast for reaching that level. The birth rate for just Japanese nationals is expected to fall below 700,000 ...