Japan's population falls by equivalent of San Francisco in five years
9 years, 1 month ago

Japan's population falls by equivalent of San Francisco in five years

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Japan’s population has fallen by nearly one million people in five years - the first decline since official census records started in the 1920s. The United Nations predict that Japan’s population is likely to dwindle to 83 million by 2100, with 35 per cent of the populace being older than 65 by this time. Last year, data from the Japan Family Planning Association found 49 per cent of all respondents said they hadn’t had sex in the past month. “Japan’s famed longevity coupled with the low birth rate will leave the country with a much smaller working-age population just as the number of elderly residents peaks,” the report writes.

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Japan’s birth rate falls to lowest in 125 years. Will the country soon go extinct?
1 month ago

Japan’s birth rate falls to lowest in 125 years. Will the country soon go extinct?

Firstpost  

The number of newborns in Japan in 2024 dropped to 7,20,988, a five per cent from the previous year. One expert notes that if this trend isn’t reversed soon enough, Japan will be extinct in 695 years from now — in January 2720 The number of children born in Japan in 2024 fell from a year earlier to 7,20,988, marking …

Japan births fall to new historic low
1 month ago

Japan births fall to new historic low

The Hindu  

Births in Japan hit another record low in 2024, falling for the ninth-straight year as young people delay marriage while the elderly population rises, government data showed Thursday. In 2024, 720,988 babies were born in Japan, including to foreign nationals, down five percent from 758,631 in 2023, according to preliminary health ministry data. Japan's overall population this month hit 123.54 …

Japan ‘on verge of no longer functioning’ after birth rate plummets to record new low
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1 month ago

Japan ‘on verge of no longer functioning’ after birth rate plummets to record new 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 babies born …

Japan’s birth rate fell for a ninth consecutive year in 2024 to hit a record low
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1 month ago

Japan’s birth rate fell for a ninth consecutive year in 2024 to hit a record low

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for a ninth straight year to a record low, according to health ministry data released Thursday. “We believe the declining births has not been effectively controlled,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters, adding the government will steadily pursue expanded childcare programs and subsidies for childrearing households, while …

No upturn for Japan in fertility rate, births at record low with 2 deaths for every new baby born
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1 month ago

No upturn for Japan in fertility rate, births at record low with 2 deaths for every new baby born

Firstpost  

Japan’s most recent fertility data showed a rate of 1.20 births per woman in 2023. One major factor behind Japan’s declining birth rate is the drop in marriages in recent years, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic Japan's birth rate has been on the down-low. Declining marriages a key factor Japan’s most recent fertility data showed a rate of 1.20 births …

Japan's births hit record low in 2024
1 month ago

Japan's births hit record low in 2024

China Daily  

The number of children born in Japan in 2024, including those of foreign nationals, declined by 5 percent from the previous year to 720,988, setting a record low for the ninth consecutive year. According to population projections released in April 2023 by the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, or IPSS, the number of births, including those of …

China’s population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy
2 months, 1 week ago

China’s population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — China’s population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world’s second most populous nation, which is now facing both an aging population and an emerging shortage of working age people. After the end of the Cultural Revolution and leader Mao Zedong’s death, Communist bureaucrats began …

Expert warns that low birthrates will wipe out Japanese population soon
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Expert warns that low birthrates will wipe out Japanese population soon

Op India  

The country of Japan is usually revered for the advances it makes in technology and science. Hiroshi Yoshida, a professor at Tohoku University’s Research Center for Aged Economy and Society says that by January 5th, 2720, the country will have just one child under the age of 14. The government data released by the country revealed that the number of …

Japanese expert reveals when the country will be left with just one child under 14 due to birth rate decline
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Japanese expert reveals when the country will be left with just one child under 14 due to birth rate decline

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. Hiroshi Yoshida, a professor at Tohoku University’s Research Center …

Only one child under 14 by...: Expert's big warning on Japan's demographic trend
2 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Tokyo to make day care free to boost birth rate
3 months, 2 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 …

A Japanese village is replacing young people with puppets as population dwindles: ‘Outnumbered by puppets’
4 months, 1 week ago

A Japanese village is replacing young people with puppets as population dwindles: ‘Outnumbered by puppets’

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. open image in gallery ‘We’re probably outnumbered by puppets,’ …

Key factor makes you four times more likely to live to 100, new official data shows
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Key factor makes you four times more likely to live to 100, new official data shows

Daily Mail  

If you want to reach your 100th birthday and receive a telegram from the King, one biological difference could prove key to your success. At the age of 115, Ethel Caterham, from Surrey, is the oldest living person in the UK following the death of 112-year-old Mollie Walker on 22 January 2022 Statisticians say this overall increase is because of …

95,000 Japanese aged over 100 years, nearly 84,000 women: Govt data
6 months, 1 week ago

95,000 Japanese aged over 100 years, nearly 84,000 women: Govt data

Firstpost  

As of September 1, Japan had 95,119 centenarians, up 2,980 year-on-year, with 83,958 of them women and 11,161 men, the health ministry said in a statement The country's overall population is 124 million, after declining by 595,000 in the previous, according to previous government data. AFP The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has hit a record …

Japan’s elderly population hits record high
6 months, 1 week ago

Japan’s elderly population hits record high

The Hindu  

The number of people in Japan aged 65 or older hit a record high of 36.25 million this year, government data showed, as the country contended with one of the world’s fastest-ageing societies. The elderly now accounted for 29.3% of Japan’s total population, also a new high, according to data released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on …

Japan’s birth rate hits alarming new low in first half of 2024
6 months, 3 weeks 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
6 months, 4 weeks 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 is offering financial incentives for single women to move out of Tokyo
7 months ago

Japan is offering financial incentives for single women to move out of Tokyo

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 is planning to launch …

Japan's population declines for 15th consecutive year, birth rates hit a record low
8 months 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
8 months 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’
9 months, 3 weeks 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
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Population collapse: The gloomy scenario in South Korea, Japan and what is in store for India in the future
10 months, 1 week ago

Population collapse: The gloomy scenario in South Korea, Japan and what is in store for India in the future

Op India  

In a recent televised interview, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the decline in the population of the ‘all-inclusive’ Hindu civilization should be a matter of concern for the world. Today the world should be concerned about how the Hindu population will increase.” India’s TFR drops below 2.1 for the first time, eyeing challenges currently staring at countries like Japan …

Japan records lowest births in 2023; govt says declining birth rate at ‘critical state’
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Japan's new births fall to record low as demographic woes worsen
1 year, 1 month ago

Japan's new births fall to record low as demographic woes worsen

ABC  

In short: The number of babies born in Japan falls for an eighth straight year. The number of babies born in Japan has fallen for an eighth straight year to a record new low last year, according to government data, with a top official saying the country must reverse the trend in the coming years. The 758,631 babies born in …

Japan had the fewest babies it has ever recorded last year. Marriages dropped steeply, too
1 year, 1 month ago

Japan had the fewest babies it has ever recorded last year. Marriages dropped steeply, too

Associated Press  

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 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 …

Births in Japan fall to a record low as fewer couples marry
1 year, 1 month 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, 4 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 …

Japan’s rapidly ageing population hits concerning milestone
1 year, 6 months ago

Japan’s rapidly ageing population hits concerning milestone

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. For the first time in the country’s history, people …

Graying Japan: Over 10% of population above 80, nearly 30% beyond retirement age
1 year, 6 months ago

Graying Japan: Over 10% of population above 80, nearly 30% beyond retirement age

India Today  

Japan's demographic crisis has reached a new milestone as the government announced that more than 10 per cent of its population is now aged 80 or older. While this initiative has achieved some success, with a record 9.12 million elderly workers in Japan, it cannot fully offset the social and economic impacts of the demographic crisis. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida …

In Japan, a third of today's 18-year-old women may not have children: Study
1 year, 6 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, 7 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 …

ASIA | How can Japan solve its population problem?
1 year, 7 months ago

ASIA | How can Japan solve its population problem?

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 04, 2023 14:34 IST - 5 MINS READ The latest numbers on Japan’s population trend make for dismal reading—the number of people who died in 2022 was roughly twice as high as the number of births. With the news of Japan’s population decline growing ever more grim, the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced a …

Japan's Declining Population Accelerates Demographic Crisis. Is it Boon for Immigrants?
1 year, 8 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, 8 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 Population Declines Rapidly, Foreign Residents Reach Record High
1 year, 8 months ago

Japan's Population Declines Rapidly, Foreign Residents Reach Record High

News 18  

The population of Japanese citizens decreased at the fastest pace ever while the number of foreign residents rose to a record at nearly 3 million people, government data showed on Wednesday. The population of Japanese nationals fell for a 14th year, by about 800,000 people, to 122.42 million in 2022, according to data showing the number of people with resident …

Japan's population shrinks for 14th year while foreign residents rise to record
1 year, 8 months ago

Japan's population shrinks for 14th year while foreign residents rise to record

India Today  

The population of Japanese citizens decreased at the fastest pace ever while the number of foreign residents rose to a record at nearly 3 million people, government data showed on Wednesday. The population of Japanese nationals fell for a 14th year, by about 800,000 people, to 122.42 million in 2022, according to data showing the number of people with resident …

Japan’s Birth Rate Spiked After This Company Discouraged Long Hours At Work, Here’s How
1 year, 8 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, 9 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, 9 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, 11 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
2 years 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’?
2 years 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
2 years 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 cease to exist if birth rate not checked: PM Kishida's adviser
2 years ago

Japan will cease to exist if birth rate not checked: PM Kishida's adviser

India Today  

The adviser to Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sounded an alarm against the unchecked birth rate in the country. The aide to the PM said that Japan would "disappear" if the threat continued to wreck the social safety net and economy, as per Kishida's aide, Masako Mori. The potential crisis may cause a lapse in the social security system in …

Japan will disappear if new babies not born, says PM Kishida's aide
2 years 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
2 years, 1 month 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
2 years, 2 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 …

Explained: Why Japan is staring at a 'now or never' situation on its shrinking population
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained: Why Japan is staring at a 'now or never' situation on its shrinking population

Firstpost  

Japan’s population of 125 million is projected to shrink to just 86.7 million by 2060. Japan’s population shrank 0.43 per cent in 2022, while it declined.06 per cent in 2021, according to Nikkei Asia. Japan’s high living costs combined with sluggish wage increases appear to have discouraged many young people from starting families in the world’s third largest economy, despite …

‘Now or never’: Kishida says Japan has to act on population drop
2 years, 2 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 …

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