Japan is moving toward a 10 percent foreign population far faster than official projections, with dozens of municipalities already crossing the threshold and one village reporting that more than a ...

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 is currently grappling with a population crisis - as recent government data showed that the country has registered a decline of over half a million (531,700) people in 2023. The number of births ...

Japan has been facing a continuous population decline for several years. The declining birth rate and ageing population are ...

Japan’s birthrate has fallen to a new record low, marking a ninth consecutive year of decline, according to official figures released on Thursday by the health ministry. In 2024, the number of babies ...

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 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 ...

TOKYO – Japan's population fell by a record amount last year as the number of deaths climbed to an all-time high in the quickly aging country, the government said Saturday. Japan faces a looming ...

Currently, there are only around 220,000 licensed hunters in Japan, substantially lower than the 532,265 registered in 1970.