Japan's natural population change has marked its largest ever drop, according to estimates released by the government on ...

For the fourteenth year running, Japan's population has slumped to a record low. The non-foreign population dropped by nearly ...

The trend has excited local residents, with an expectation of regional development. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

The nation's natural population change has marked its largest ever drop, according to estimates released by the government.

Japan's population, including non-Japanese residents, totaled 123,802,000 as of Oct. 1 last year, down by 550,000, or 0.44 percent, from a year before, falling for the 14th ...

Japan's population experienced a record drop of 898,000 in 2024, confirming concerns about the country's demographic crisis.

Akita prefecture, in the northern part of Honshu island, showed the most marked decline. Japan's population peaked in 2008, and since then it has steadily shrunk because of a declining birthrate.

Japan's population has shrunk for the 14th year in a row, with senior citizens accounting for the largest portion on record.

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Trouble between a passenger and a conductor aboard a bullet train on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line in northeastern Japan ...