Japan must stop being overly optimistic about how quickly its population is going to shrink, economists have warned, as ...

Japan may have one of the longest national life expectancies, about 85 years, and the world's largest city, Tokyo. But the nation's population has been in decline for 15 years. Last year ...

Japan's population decline is accelerating much faster than predicted by the government. The nation cannot afford to ignore ...

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

Japanese 2024 births dipped below 700,000 for the first time, according to government data released Wednesday. Births dropped ...

The number of babies born in Japan fell below 700,000 for the first time in 2024, prompting an intense search for solutions ...

Experts had predicted that annual births would fall to around 680,000 by the late 2030s. Japan has reached this point 15 years earlier than expected.

Japan's demographic crisis intensified on Wednesday as government data revealed a historic drop in the number of births last ...

Japan has been struggling to cope with a combination of anaemic economic growth and a shrinking population for over 30 years.

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