Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan’s birth rate in 2025 will likely fall below even the most pessimistic forecasts. Preliminary data suggests 2025 will see ...

Births in Japan fell to a record low last year, according to newly released government data, as the country faces a deepening demographic crisis. Newsweek has contacted the Japanese Foreign Ministry ...

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 ...

TOKYO — 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 government data released Wednesday.

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — The number of newborns in Japan ...

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 ...