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Number of newborns in Japan fell to record low while population dropped faster than ever in 2018

National Jun 7, 2019

Number of newborns in Japan fell to record low while population dropped faster than ever in 2018

The rapidly aging country posted the largest margin of decrease in its population at 444,085 since comparable data became available in 1899.

Number of babies born in Japan in 2018 lowest since records began; population decline the highest

National Dec 21, 2018

Number of babies born in Japan in 2018 lowest since records began; population decline the highest

The figures reveal the difficulty of the government’s goal of raising the total fertility rate amid the population decline.

Tokyo still world's largest city but Delhi forecast to pass it in 10 years

National / Social Issues Jul 14, 2018

Tokyo still world's largest city but Delhi forecast to pass it in 10 years

For now, Tokyo is still the world's largest city with 37 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area, according to data released by the United Nations. But its population has plateaued and is projected to begin declining around 2020, while Delhi continues to ascend and is ...

Reversing Japan's demographic nosedive

Commentary / Japan Jun 19, 2018

Reversing Japan's demographic nosedive

by Ichiro Asahina

Many steps can be taken to boost the shrinking population.

National Jun 1, 2018

Births sink to record low of 946,060 as deaths surge and marriage dims

Births sank to record low of 946,060 in 2017 as deaths surged and marriages sank, government data show.

Japan's child population shrinks to 15.53 million, setting another record low

National May 4, 2018

Japan's child population shrinks to 15.53 million, setting another record low

The number of children in Japan fell for the 37th consecutive year to yet another record low, signaling that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to combat the low birthrate are still wanting. There were 15.53 million Japanese and other children in the nation as of ...

Despite government reluctance, Japan's population outlook makes immigration talk inevitable

National / Social Issues | FOCUS Apr 11, 2017

Despite government reluctance, Japan's population outlook makes immigration talk inevitable

The latest forecasts for the decline in the nation's population are likely to bring forward the debate on immigration, despite the government's refusal to use the word "immigration" to describe its policies. The country's population is expected to shrink to 88.08 million by 2065, down ...

Japan's population projected to plunge to 88 million by 2065

National / Social Issues Apr 10, 2017

Japan's population projected to plunge to 88 million by 2065

by Tomoko Otake

The population of Japan is expected to plunge to 88.08 million in 2065, a roughly 30 percent fall from the 2015 level, according to a government-affiliated research institute.

Japan suffers from the grand illusion of prosperity

National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Apr 8, 2017

Japan suffers from the grand illusion of prosperity

by Michael Hoffman

There are so many reasons to hate your job, if you're lucky enough to have one. The top four, according to Spa! magazine, are: stagnant salaries; a sense of being underappreciated and underevaluated; an overriding, unfocused anxiety; and a lost sense of purpose. Sixteen additional ...

China could further ease childbirth curbs, says government think tank

Asia Pacific / Social Issues Dec 1, 2016

China could further ease childbirth curbs, says government think tank

China might further relax, or even scrap, restrictions on childbirth to avoid a "low birthrate trap," an influential government think tank has said, as the country debates how to avert a demographic time bomb. China's birth rate, one of the world's lowest, is fast becoming ...

Eggs of woman in 20s frozen in Urayasu in Japan's first city-funded program

National / Science & Health Jun 17, 2016

Eggs of woman in 20s frozen in Urayasu in Japan's first city-funded program

Under the first such program in Japan subsidized by a local government to address the nation's low birthrate, a hospital in Chiba Prefecture has frozen the eggs of a woman in her 20s to preserve them for future pregnancy, the hospital said. Juntendo University Urayasu ...

National / Science & Health Jun 10, 2016

Chiba municipality to offer young women subsidies to freeze their eggs

Urayasu’s groundbreaking subsidy plan to improve the nation’s birthrate may offset roughly 80 percent of the cost of freezing healthy women’s eggs.

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