Japan's population has dwindled for 15 consecutive years, as fewer people marry and have children. About 30 percent of Japanese are now 65 or older, compounding the demographic challenge and dragging ...

Japan is grappling with one of the most significant demographic challenges in modern history: a rapidly aging population ...

Population aging is rapidly becoming one of Asia’s most daunting challenges.

In fact, companies such as Toyota and Fanuc have set global benchmarks in industrial automation. These innovative measures ...

The number of babies born in Japan last year fell to the lowest level since records began 125 years ago as the country’s demographic crisis deepens and government efforts to reverse the decline ...

The Church in Japan stands at a crossroads. In a country facing a demographic crisis with its aging population and declining ...

Since Japan’s working-age population peaked in 1995, its labor market has remained relatively tight. The unemployment rate is 2.4%, the lowest among OECD countries, and has stayed under 3% for ...

Japan's population has dwindled for 15 consecutive years, as fewer people marry and have children. About 30 percent of Japanese are now 65 or older, compounding the demographic challenge and ...

The number of births in Japan has fallen to another record low ... according to preliminary population data released Thursday by the health ministry. The reading marked the lowest tally since ...

The number of newborns in 2024 fell 5% from the previous year to 720,988, extending a nine-year streak of declines, according to preliminary population data released Thursday by Japan’s health ...