Japan population

This photo taken on April 5, 2023 shows young children being escorted through a park during an outing in Tokyo. (AFP) Japan has an expansing elderly population which is putting a burden on the shrinking workforce to fund pensions and health…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The population of Japanese citizens decreased at the fastest pace ever while the number of foreign residents rose to a…

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged on Monday to take urgent steps to tackle the country’s declining birth rate, saying it was “now or never” for one of the world’s oldest societies. Japan has in recent years been trying to…

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The Japanese government this year will increase the financial aid for child-rearing families moving from the capital Tokyo's metropolitan area to rural areas with declining birthrates and an ageing population.As per an Asia Nikkei report,…

The Japanese government this year will increase the financial aid for child-rearing families moving from the capital Tokyo's metropolitan area to rural areas with declining birthrates and an ageing population.As per an Asia Nikkei report,…

TOKYO: The number of babies born in Japan this year is below last year's record low in what the the top government spokesman described as a “critical situation.” Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsunopromised comprehensive measures to…

New Delhi: Elon Musk, the king of controversy, has sparked another one and now it is in Japan. He recently tweeted in response to a user's statement that without a higher birth rate, Japan would "eventually cease to exist." The billionaire…

The population of Japan recorded its largest drop in 2021 as it fell by  644,000 to just over 125.5 million, according to data released by the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on Friday. This was the biggest drop…