Japan, already a world leader in pro-natal policy, must dramatically boost child allowances to make a difference, an analyst ...

The number of births in Japan for the first half of the year dropped to the lowest since 1969, preliminary government data showed, underscoring the daunting task the country faced in tackling ...

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For the eighth straight year, Japan’s birth rate hit a new low, in what the government called a “critical situation.” Japan’s birth rate fell to a new low for the eighth straight year in 2023, ...

Japanese officials are reaching out to young people to try to understand why they're not getting married as the country struggles to reverse its declining birth rate. "We would be grateful if we could ...

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. The faster-than-predicted decline suggests ...

Japan's birth rate is the lowest it has ever been since the country first collected the statistic in 1899. Government officials said the rate is in "critical condition," after the eighth consecutive ...

Japan's medical system is on the brink of a major shift in how childbirth is handled. The government plans to bring ...

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. A government official described the situation as critical ...