Japanese governments have proposed policies to reverse this trend, but they have so far had little success. Thirty percent of the country’s population is over the age of 65, and by 2070, this number ...

Japan's population has dwindled for 15 consecutive ... which limits its options for offsetting population decline. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said: "We need to be aware the trend ...

Three banks based in central Japan are teaming up to combat the enduring challenge of a dwindling population that’s ...

Spatial economics is a relatively new area of economics, aiming to comprehensively analyze the spatial structures of economic activities that result from interactions between people and companies.

Fourteen years after the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, communities in the Tohoku region grappling with declining populations are focusing on young people and women to aid recovery.

Despite being a global leader in science and technology, Japan is now struggling with an alarming population decline. Recent government data reveals a shocking trend and if the current decline ...

Japan’s population of traffic lights ... Roads, especially in the countryside where population decline is more starkly visible, are emptying of traffic. So from this year, police recently ...

Before (L) and after pictures of the love motel. A love motel in Japan has been converted into a funeral home, sparking conversations about the declining birth rate and ageing population in the ...