The number of births in Japan in 2024 is likely to fall below 700,000 for the first time after government data showed Friday that the figure for the first 11 months of the year dropped 5.1 percent to ...

The number of births of Japanese children in the first half of 2024 has continued its alarming downward trend, with only 329,998 babies born between January and June. If this pace continues, ...

Japanese policymakers are increasingly anxious that the country's birth rate is nearing the point of no return.

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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 ...

(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 -- 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 ...