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 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 ...

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

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 ...

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 number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has risen to a record high of nearly 100,000, its government has announced.

Japan has once again broken its own world record for the highest number of people aged 100 or older, with nearly 100,000 ...

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 ...

The population of centenarians in Japan has climbed to a record 99,763, the health ministry announced ahead of Respect for ...