Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Each spring, as reliably as the changing of the seasons, Japan releases grim new population data that prompts handwringing in the ...

Japan's demographic crisis isn't about anime, dating apps, or young people refusing to grow up. It's about an economic system ...

Japan’s population crisis continues to get worse by the year. New data released on Wednesday by Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs reveals that the number of Japanese residents fell by more than 800 ...

Japan’s labor force population reached a record high 70.04 million in 2025, buoyed by the continued influx of seniors, women and foreign nationals in the job market, an internal affairs ministry ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Japan's population is in freefall, with fewer babies born, more elderly ...

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 ...

Yuichiro welled up as he collected a food parcel at a Tokyo outreach event offering help to the growing number of Japanese pushed into poverty by the coronavirus pandemic. “There is no work.

TOKYO — The women work hard, sleeping only a few hours a night, as they juggle the demands of caring for their children and doing housework — all while suffering from poverty. The award-winning ...

Despite being familiar with the terms “developed country” and “developing country” since elementary school, I couldn’t thoroughly clarify the distinction when asked to explain. To clear my thoughts, I ...