Tokyo to make day care free to boost birth rate
4 weeks ago

Tokyo to make day care free to boost birth rate

Deccan Chronicle  

Tokyo plans to make day care free for all preschool children starting in September, the city governor has announced as part of efforts to boost Japan's low birth rate. "Japan is facing the crisis of a declining number of children, which isn't going away," Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike said as she announced the plan this week. Japanese media said the policy in Tokyo, one of the world's biggest cities with a population of 14 million, is the first initiative of its kind at a regional level in Japan. Koike, a former minister and television anchor who has governed Tokyo since 2016, won a third term in July on vows to boost social welfare benefits while acknowledging challenges facing residents, such as inflation.

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Only one child under 14 by...: Expert's big warning on Japan's demographic trend
1 day, 21 hours ago

Only one child under 14 by...: Expert's big warning on Japan's demographic trend

India Today  

Japan’s declining birthrate has reached critical levels, with a leading demographic expert now warning that, if the trend continues, the country could have only one child under the age of 14 by January 5, 2720 -- just 695 years from now. Professor Hiroshi Yoshida of Tohoku University has developed a real-time population clock to raise awareness about this issue, highlighting …

Can Tokyo’s four-day workweek from 2025 help tackle the population crisis?
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Can Tokyo’s four-day workweek from 2025 help tackle the population crisis?

Firstpost  

The Tokyo government will allow employees to work four days a week, starting April 2025. The birth rate in Tokyo stands at 0.99, well below the replacement rate of 2.1 needed to sustain the population Toyo also announced a another policy which will allow parents with children in grades one to three in elementary schools to trade off a portion …

Tokyo announces 4-day work week for employees in push to boost fertility rates
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Tokyo announces 4-day work week for employees in push to boost fertility rates

India Today  

Tokyo will be introducing a four-day work week for government employees starting April 2025, in a push to boost the record-low fertility rate in Japan and support working mothers, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced last week. The plan allows government employees to take three days off weekly, while another policy enables parents of young schoolchildren to leave work early in …

Tokyo government gives workers 4-day workweek to boost fertility, family time
1 month ago

Tokyo government gives workers 4-day workweek to boost fertility, family time

CNN  

Tokyo CNN — The Japanese capital is set to introduce a four-day workweek for government employees, in its latest push to help working mothers and boost record-low fertility rates. “We will review work styles … with flexibility, ensuring no one has to give up their career due to life events such as childbirth or childcare,” said Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike …

Japan’s birth rate hits alarming new low in first half of 2024
4 months ago

Japan’s birth rate hits alarming new low in first half of 2024

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Japan marked 350,074 births between January to June, which …

Japan drops plan to offer money to Tokyo women to move to rural areas
4 months, 1 week ago

Japan drops plan to offer money to Tokyo women to move to rural areas

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Japanese government on Friday …

Japan's population declines for 15th consecutive year, birth rates hit a record low
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan's population declines for 15th consecutive year, birth rates hit a record low

India TV News  

Tokyo: Japan's total population marked the 15th straight year of decline, according to government data released on Wednesday, dropping by more than half a million as the population ages and births remain low. The data also showed that the 11 per cent increase in foreign residents helped their population surpass 3 million for the first time. While foreign residents increased …

Japan's population falls for the 15th year in a row. Births hit a record low, deaths a record high
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan's population falls for the 15th year in a row. Births hit a record low, deaths a record high

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Japan’s total population marked the …

Japan’s birth rate hits critical level as population warned of ‘last chance to reverse trend’
7 months ago

Japan’s birth rate hits critical level as population warned of ‘last chance to reverse trend’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Japan’s birth rate has fallen …

Japan’s birth rate falls to a record low as the number of marriages also drops
7 months ago

Japan’s birth rate falls to a record low as the number of marriages also drops

Associated Press  

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. According to the latest statistics, Japan’s fertility rate — the average number of babies a woman is expected to have in her lifetime — stood at 1.2 last year. Separately, the data shows that the …

Japan records lowest births in 2023; govt says declining birth rate at ‘critical state’
10 months, 1 week ago

Japan records lowest births in 2023; govt says declining birth rate at ‘critical state’

The Hindu  

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 the trend in the coming half-dozen years. The number of marriages fell by 5.9% to 489,281 couples, falling below a half-million for the first …

Births in Japan fall to a record low as fewer couples marry
10 months, 1 week ago

Births in Japan fall to a record low as fewer couples marry

LA Times  

A woman and child in Tokyo in 2021. The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for an eighth straight year to a new low, government data showed. 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 …

Record numbers of parents in Japan say they will stop having children amid financial struggles
1 year, 2 months ago

Record numbers of parents in Japan say they will stop having children amid financial struggles

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Parents in Japan are increasingly …

In Japan, a third of today's 18-year-old women may not have children: Study
1 year, 4 months ago

In Japan, a third of today's 18-year-old women may not have children: Study

The Hindu  

About a third of 18-year-old women in Japan may never have children, a government institute said on Wednesday, in the latest data spelling an uphill battle to reverse a dwindling population in the world's third-largest economy. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in June promised to tackle the population crisis with "unprecedented" measures including bigger payouts for families with three or more …

Inside Japan’s ‘miracle town,’ where the birth rate is soaring amid a demographic crisis
1 year, 4 months ago

Inside Japan’s ‘miracle town,’ where the birth rate is soaring amid a demographic crisis

LA Times  

For decades, this lush mountain town’s specialty was growing rice, black soybeans and satoimo, a taro root that features widely in Japanese cuisine and serves as the town’s official mascot. In a nation struggling with record low birth rates and population decline, Nagi has become known as a “miracle town,” where nearly half of the households have three or more …

Japan's Declining Population Accelerates Demographic Crisis. Is it Boon for Immigrants?
1 year, 5 months ago

Japan's Declining Population Accelerates Demographic Crisis. Is it Boon for Immigrants?

News 18  

Japan population fell by more than 8 lakhs in the past year signalling signs of growing population crisis in the country. The demographic concern for the world’s third-largest economy comes at two levels- lower birth rate and a large elderly population. Japan’s population has been in steady decline since its economic boom in the 1980s, with a fertility rate of …

Japan records steepest population decline while number of foreign residents hits new high
1 year, 5 months ago

Japan records steepest population decline while number of foreign residents hits new high

The Hindu  

Japan's population declined in all of its 47 prefectures for the first time in a record drop, while its number of foreign residents hit a new high, reaching almost three million people, according to government data released Wednesday, highlighting the increasing role that non-Japanese people play in the shrinking and aging country. Japan's total population was 125.41 million, down just …

Japan’s Birth Rate Spiked After This Company Discouraged Long Hours At Work, Here’s How
1 year, 5 months ago

Japan’s Birth Rate Spiked After This Company Discouraged Long Hours At Work, Here’s How

News 18  

There has been a lot of discussion centring around the issue of ‘birth rate’ in Japan. A decade later, the company did not only make a fivefold jump in profit per employee from 2010 to 2021 but it also helped double Japan’s birth rate. A report by Bloomberg states that, as a result of of Itochu’s management, more female employees …

Japan birth rate hits record low amid concerns over shrinking and aging population
1 year, 7 months ago

Japan birth rate hits record low amid concerns over shrinking and aging population

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan’s birth rate declined for a seventh consecutive year in 2022 to a record low of 1.26, the Health Ministry said Friday, adding to a sense of urgency in a country where the government is seen as too slow to take measures to address its rapidly shrinking and aging population. The average number of children a woman gives …

Japan’s birth rate drops to fresh record low
1 year, 7 months ago

Japan’s birth rate drops to fresh record low

Al Jazeera  

Japan’s birth rate declined for the seventh consecutive year in 2022 to a record low, the health ministry has said, underscoring the sense of crisis gripping the country as the population shrinks and ages rapidly. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has made arresting the country’s sliding birth rate a top priority and his government, despite high levels of debt, plans to …

Japan: Half of unmarried people under 30 do not want kids
1 year, 9 months ago

Japan: Half of unmarried people under 30 do not want kids

Firstpost  

The number of babies born in Japan in 2022 fell to a new record low for the seventh consecutive year, dropping below 800,000 for the first time since records began in 1899, government data showed late last month. Of the 400 respondents between 18 to 29 years old, 49.4 per cent said they do not want children, the highest percentage …

Japan targets 85% of male workers to take paternity leave by 2030 as population crisis deepens
1 year, 9 months ago

Japan targets 85% of male workers to take paternity leave by 2030 as population crisis deepens

Firstpost  

Tokyo: Concerned over the low birth rate in the country, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Friday to implement measures including allowing 85 per cent of male workers who have a child to take paternity leave by fiscal 2030 to tackle the falling birthrate. The number of babies born in Japan in 2022 fell to a new record low for …

What Japan is planning to stop the country from ‘disappearing’?
1 year, 10 months ago

What Japan is planning to stop the country from ‘disappearing’?

Live Mint  

Japan will “disappear” if action is not taken to curb its slowing birthrate, a senior adviser to the Japanese prime minister has warned. The comment comes as last week the health ministry pointed out that country's birth rate has hit a new record low, with just 799,728 births in 2022, the lowest number on record and the first time it …

'Japan Will Disappear': PM Kishida's Aide Sounds Alarm Over Rapidly Declining Population
1 year, 10 months ago

'Japan Will Disappear': PM Kishida's Aide Sounds Alarm Over Rapidly Declining Population

News 18  

Japan PM Fumio Kishida’s advisor has said in a statement that the country will cease to exist if it can’t slow the fall in its birth rate that threatens to shatter the social safety net and its economy. “If we go on like this, the country will disappear,” Masako Mori told Bloomberg in an interview after Japan announced in February …

Japan will disappear if new babies not born, says PM Kishida's aide
1 year, 10 months ago

Japan will disappear if new babies not born, says PM Kishida's aide

India TV News  

Japan: The slumping birth rate is a great matter of concern for the country as Japan can face the verge of non-existence if no action will be taken on it. An advisor to Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recently claimed that the country will cease to exist if no action will be taken to slow a fall in the birth …

Japan’s new birth declines again, plunging to a record low
1 year, 10 months ago

Japan’s new birth declines again, plunging to a record low

Firstpost  

Tokyo: Japan recorded the biggest fall in new births last year as the number of babies dropped below 800,000 for the first time since records began in 1899, government data revealed on Tuesday. The number of deaths last year “hit a record high of 1,582,033, up 129,744.” Since 1973, when the number of new births peaked at around 2.09 million, …

Japan’s PM says country is ‘on the brink’ over ageing society and falling birth rates
1 year, 11 months ago

Japan’s PM says country is ‘on the brink’ over ageing society and falling birth rates

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Urgent steps must be taken …

‘Now or never’: Kishida says Japan has to act on population drop
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Now or never’: Kishida says Japan has to act on population drop

Al Jazeera  

Kishida says government will take steps to tackle the slowing birth rate, which fell to a record low in 2021. Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Japan must take urgent steps to address the country’s declining birth rate, and that it was “now or never” for the world’s oldest society. Kishida said a new government agency to tackle the issue …

It's 'now or never' to stop Japan's shrinking population: PM Fumio Kishida
1 year, 11 months ago

It's 'now or never' to stop Japan's shrinking population: PM Fumio Kishida

India Today  

Japanese Prime minister Fumio Kishida pledged on Monday to take urgent steps to tackle the country's declining birth rate, saying it was "now or never" for one of the world's oldest societies. Births plunged to a new record low last year, according to official estimates, dropping below 800,000 for the first time - a watershed moment that came eight years …

Leave Tokyo to get million yen per child: Japan’s lucrative offer to families comes with conditions
2 years ago

Leave Tokyo to get million yen per child: Japan’s lucrative offer to families comes with conditions

Firstpost  

Through the scheme, which will be implemented in April, the government hopes to depopulate Tokyo and encourage people to move to Japan’s rural areas Tokyo: In a bid to depopulate the metropolitan city of Tokyo, the Japanese government will offer one million yen per child to families who move out of greater Tokyo. According to the Government of Japan’s official …

Japan’s birth rate falls to another record low in 2020
3 years, 7 months ago

Japan’s birth rate falls to another record low in 2020

CNN  

CNN — The number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low last year, the health ministry said on Friday, as more couples put off marriage and starting a family amid a global pandemic. The coronavirus outbreak has hit birth rates around the world, including in the United States, despite early speculation that pandemic-related lockdowns may lead to …

Japan birth rate hits record low
3 years, 7 months ago

Japan birth rate hits record low

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The number of newborn babies …

Japan to pay for IVF to try and stop population crisis
4 years, 2 months ago

Japan to pay for IVF to try and stop population crisis

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In a bid to reverse …

To Overcome Low Birth Rate, Japan Govt Plans to Offer 6,00,000 Yen to Newlyweds
4 years, 3 months ago

To Overcome Low Birth Rate, Japan Govt Plans to Offer 6,00,000 Yen to Newlyweds

News 18  

In order to overcome the low birth rate, Japan has come up with a financial policy for its newly weds. The Japanese government will provide 6,00,000 yen to cover the living cost of couples from coming April, if they decide to stay in the municipalities, which have adopted the government’s ‘Newlyweds and New Life Support Project’, reports Japan Today. Under …

Japan desperately needs daycare workers – but is rejecting those with children of their own
5 years, 6 months ago

Japan desperately needs daycare workers – but is rejecting those with children of their own

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “That’s why the companies think, ‘We don’t want such …

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