14500 B.C.-1000 B.C.), Japan had a population of 75,800 ... On the opposite end of the spectrum, Tokyo ranked No. 1 in the rate of population growth, which came as no surprise.

Meanwhile, another reason for population growth is the need for well remunerated labor. Of all towns and villages in Japan, the ski resort village of Akaigawa in Hokkaido had the highest rate of ...