Japan's steadily declining births and overall aging population present serious long-term risks, threatening to sap the ...

Record-low births and an ageing population are driving Japan to implement urgent measures to encourage marriage and boost ...

Japan's birth rate has hit a historic low as annual births fell below 700,000 for the first time. Experts have warned of long ...

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

The continuing slide in the birth rate clearly indicates our ... Do you believe Japan can overcome this population crisis? Hanako Okada: (In Japanese/English translation) We need to stop the ...

The number of births dropped to about 686,000, marking the first time the figure has fallen below 700,000. Read more at ...

The Health Ministry said 686,061 babies were born in Japan in 2024, down 5.7 per cent from the previous year and the first ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

Japan has been struggling to cope with a combination of anaemic economic growth and a shrinking population for over 30 years.

Japan is facing a severe demographic crisis, marked by a historic low in its birth rate alongside a rapidly ageing population. In 2024, the number of babies born in the country fell to 686,061 ...