Japan’s precipitous population decline shows no sign of slowing, with the nation shrinking by more than 900,000 people last year – the biggest annual drop on record, according to government data.

The estimate, released ahead of Respect for the Aged Day on Monday, decreased for the first time in two years.

The estimated number of people aged 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, falling by 50,000 from a year ...

Japan officially announced that the number of people aged 100 or older has risen, marking the 55th consecutive year.The ...

The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan has hit a record high of nearly 100,000, with almost 90 percent of them women ...

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 ...

The number of centenarians in Japan has hit a record high at nearly 100,000 people, the company’s health ministry said on ...

The East Asian nation, for the 55th year in a row, has set a new record as its population of citizens aged 100 or older soared to a staggering 99,763 — up 4,644 from the previous year, according to ...

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 ...

The share of Japan's population aged 65 or older reached a record 29.4 per cent, the highest among nations with populations ...

Following the designation of four Japanese municipalities as “partner cities” for four African countries at the 9th Tokyo ...

The estimate, released ahead of Respect for the Aged Day on Monday, a national holiday, decreased for the first time in two ...