The number of births in Japan for the first half of the year dropped to the lowest since 1969, preliminary government data showed, underscoring the daunting task the country faced in tackling ...

Japanese 2024 births dipped below 700,000 for the first time, according to government data released Wednesday. Births dropped 5.7% to 686,061. Net population declined for the 18th year in a row. File ...

Japan's birth rate is the lowest it has ever been since the country first collected the statistic in 1899. Government officials said the rate is in "critical condition," after the eighth consecutive ...

Japan saw nearly 1 million more deaths than births in 2024, marking the country’s steepest single-year population decline since the government surveys began nearly six decades ago. In 2009, Japan’s ...

TOKYO — The number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low of 720,988 in 2024 for a ninth consecutive year of decline, the health ministry said Thursday, underscoring the rapid aging and ...

The number of babies born in Japan in 2023 fell for an eighth consecutive year to a record low of 758,631, marking a 5.1% decline from 2022. This decline is the lowest number of births recorded since ...

TOKYO — The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for an eighth straight year to a new low, government data showed Tuesday, and a top official said it was critical for the country to reverse ...

TOKYO — Japan’s birth rate fell to a new low for the eighth straight year in 2023, according to Health Ministry data released on Wednesday. A government official described the situation as critical ...

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. The ...

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 ...

Japan's birth rate hit a record low for the eighth consecutive year in 2023, with a fertility rate of 1.2 and 5.6% fewer births than the previous year. The declining birth rate displays Japan's ...