Each spring, as reliably as the changing of the seasons, Japan releases grim new population data that prompts handwringing in the press and vows by politicians to address the country’s demographic ...

Japan's population is in freefall, with fewer babies born, more elderly in the workforce, and a shrinking number of residents overall. The country faces a demographic crisis that policymakers fear ...

Japan has been grappling with a serious population decline problem for many decades, and recent data suggest that the trend could be getting worse. According to government-provided data (via Reuters), ...

(CNN) — The number of vacant houses in Japan has surged to a record high of nine million – more than enough for each person in New York City – as the east Asian country continues to struggle with its ...

The Japanese island of Etajima's oyster industry relies almost entirely on foreign workers due to its aging population.

In fact, such was Takaichi’s success in impressing the U.S. president that she even got the White House to endorse a narrative that she was borrowing from her mentor, former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo ...

TOKYO - Japan is moving toward a 10 percent foreign population far faster than official projections, with dozens of municipalities already crossing the threshold and one village reporting that more ...

(CNN) — The number of vacant houses in Japan has surged to a record high of nine million – more than enough for each person in New York City – as the east Asian country continues to struggle with its ...

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