The country reported a decline in births for the 10th consecutive year, but an increase in marriages.

Each spring, as reliably as the changing of the seasons, Japan releases grim new population data that prompts handwringing in the press and vows by politicians to address the country’s demographic ...

Each spring, as reliably as the changing of the seasons, Japan releases grim new population data that prompts handwringing in the press and vows by politicians to address the country’s demographic ...

Japan's population crisis has intensified according to government statistics which reveal child births fell for the eighth consecutive year to a new low in 2023. Births were down by 5.1 percent to 758 ...

Japan population decline 2024: Japan's population suffered a dramatic blow in 2024, decreasing by over 900,000 individuals, which is the largest decline the country has experienced since the survey ...

Japan’s population has fallen for the 12th consecutive year, as deaths rise and the birth rate continues to sink, according to government data released Wednesday. The population stood at 124.49 ...

Demographics drive Asia’s travel divide, with Japan favoring solo, traditional travel and India and China leaning mobile-first and family-focused. Japan has the world’s oldest population, with nearly ...

Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s precipitous population decline shows no sign of slowing, with the nation shrinking by more than 900,000 people last year – the biggest annual drop on record, according to ...

Once a key enabler of prefectural growth, Japan’s regional banks are now under mounting pressure from changing demographics ...

TOKYO, June 2 (Reuters) - Japan's birth rate declined for the seventh consecutive year in 2022 to a record low, the health ministry said on Friday, underscoring the sense of crisis gripping the ...

Japan’s population crisis is accelerating, with the number of nationals falling by more than 800,000 in the past year – echoing similar trends seen in other East Asian countries. As of January 1 this ...

The following is an excerpt from the latest DRI Trendlines “Demography’s Long Shadow: Population and Prosperity in China, India, Japan.” Access the full report here. This chapter looks at how the ...