Japan's population has dwindled for 15 consecutive years, as fewer people marry and have children. About 30 percent of Japanese are now 65 or older, compounding the demographic challenge and dragging ...

The number of babies born in Japan has dropped to the lowest the country has ever seen since records began 125 years ago, ...

The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for a ninth consecutive year to hit a record low, according to health ...

But I don’t know how sustainable it is." Perhaps unsurprisingly, adult diapers now outsell ones for babies In order to address problems attendant with population decline, Japan, a country known for ...

Japan faces urban population decline by 2035, with ageing societies challenging city sustainability and prompting calls for immigration reform Japan's decades-long fears over a contracting ...

With the relocation, his family joined the wave of people moving into the sprawling metropolis, fueling its unrelenting ...

Foreign nationals will account for nearly 11 percent of Japan’s dwindling population of 87 million in 2070, according to an estimate by the labor ministry. The nation’s overall population will ...

The number of elderly people in Japan surged by 20,000 from September 2023 to 36.25 million, accounting for a record high 29.3 percent of the population, government figures showed. The Ministry of ...

Japan is the world's most advanced ageing society with a falling birth rate, dwindling working-age population and restrictive ... "Once humans enter the picture, issues like safety and how to ...