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.

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

Average nationwide land prices in Japan have gone up by 1.5% for the fourth straight year, even as its population falls.

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

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 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 80 years since the end of World War II has seen a steady concentration of Japan's people and wealth in Tokyo, widening ...

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