The number of births in Japan plummeted to its lowest level on record in 2020 as the novel coronavirus pandemic accelerated, data released by the health ministry on June 4 showed. The number of ...

In April 2023, the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS) projected a medium variant of 755,000 births in Japan for 2024. The Asahi Shimbun’s estimate is closer to ...

(Mainichi/Kenji Ikai) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of births in Japan in 2024 is set to fall below 700,000 for the first time after government data showed Friday that the figure for the first 11 ...

Tokyo [Japan], February 28 (ANI): The number of babies born in Japan in the year 2023 fell to a record low from a year earlier as the country's population shrank by its largest ever margin ...

TOKYO -- The number of babies born in Japan in 2024 is expected to be only about 690,000, according to one expert's recent estimate, falling below 700,000 for the first time since the government ...

Japan's birth rate is set to hit another record low, with 2022 likely to see just under 800,000 new citizens coming into the world. The government has pledged more financial aid to reverse the ...