Alarm bells are going off in Japan as the decline in births shows no sign of stopping. A survey by the Ministry of Health, ...

The number of births in Japan for the first half of the year dropped to the lowest since 1969, preliminary government data showed, underscoring the daunting task the country faced in tackling ...

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The number of newborns in Japan is decreasing faster than projected, with the number of annual births falling to another record low last year, according to new government data. The Health Ministry ...

Former professional soccer player Hailey Hinkley gave birth to her second child in a hospital in Japan after moving there for her husband's job Hailey recalls the nurses being so warm, even going so ...

Japan has the world's second-oldest population after tiny Monaco - Copyright AFP Philip FONG Japan has the world's second-oldest population after tiny Monaco ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s total population marked the 15th straight year of decline, according to government data released Wednesday, dropping by more than a half-million people as the population ages and ...

The number of births in Japan last year fell below 700,000 for the first time on record, government data showed Wednesday. The fast-ageing nation welcomed 686,061 newborns in 2024 -- 41,227 fewer than ...