Japan has just crossed a new "worrying threshold," according to authorities. In early August 2025, the government announced a record decline in its population: nearly 900,000 fewer inhabitants in one ...

Government data released ahead of Japan's "Respect for the Aged Day" showed that the country's population aged 65 and over had risen to an all-time high of 36.25 million. According to Robert Feldman, ...

As Japan’s birth rate continues to decline to record lows, officials are quick to point the finger at women climbing the ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on April 27, 2025. The original video can be viewed here. The world's population may have recently exceeded eight billion, but it's a deceptive ...

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As China and Japan begin decoupling economically from one another, it is worth asking if they might not be stronger together since they face similarchallenges. China faces many of the same economic ...

Japan is facing a significant demographic challenge. On Feb. 28, the health ministry announced that the number of births in Japan in 2022 was 799,728, falling under 800,000 for the first time since ...

Births in Japan fell for a 10th straight year in 2025 underscoring the demographic strain Japan faces as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pursues new measures to counter the decline. The number of ...