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

Recent research suggests that prosperity does not inevitably lead to fewer children, and that rising female earnings are ...

Read More: Why Women in Asia Are Having Fewer Babies A diminishing population poses multiple challenges for the country ... Still, it’s unclear if Japan can continue to accommodate the same ...

Japan's aging population and declining birth rate pose a challenge for Asia's second-largest economy, threatening to strain its social welfare system. These trends have driven both the national ...

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

Adding foreigners to the total, Japan's population stood at 123.8 million ... and Taiwan are grappling with similar challenges as they struggle to encourage childbirth amid demanding work cultures ...

Another challenge facing the country is its ageing population caused by chronically low birth rates and a cautious approach to immigration. Japan is one of the world's oldest societies ...

The findings, published in Science Advances in April 2024, challenge the longstanding belief that there were two main ...

contributing to the increase in empty houses The issue of empty houses in Japan is a result of declining population due to low birth rates and aging. This is similar to the reasons for the ...

(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) TOKYO (AFP) — Shigeru Ishiba, who became Japan's prime minister in a parliamentary vote on Tuesday, will face five key challenges in the job ... Japan has the world's oldest ...