Japan’s birth rate declined for the seventh consecutive year in 2022 to a record low, the health ministry said on Friday, underscoring the sense of crisis gripping the country as the population ...

The number of Japanese citizens fell at the fastest ... Why Women in Asia Are Having Fewer Babies A diminishing population poses multiple challenges for the country, including a labor shortage.

The number of newborns in Japan fell below 700,000 for the first time since records began in 1899. The government data ...

Adding foreigners to the total, Japan's population stood at 123.8 million ... and Taiwan are grappling with similar challenges as they struggle to encourage childbirth amid demanding work cultures ...

Structural population problems are a challenge for any one leader to resolve, but the future fallout will be borne by all. It wasn't so long ago that the perceived threat of Japan's industrial ...

Robert Feldman, Senior Advisor at Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities describes Japan's initiatives to improve both labor efficiency and longevity of workers. El Salvador's Bukele says he can't return ...

The pandemic has exacerbated Japan's demographic challenges, with fewer marriages in recent years contributing to fewer births and COVID-19 partly responsible for more deaths. The number of ...