Some 1.09 million people — 560,000 men and 530,000 women — reached adulthood as of Jan. 1, according to government data.

Japan is moving toward a 10 percent foreign population far faster than official projections, with dozens of municipalities ...

Japan’s precipitous population decline shows no sign of slowing, with the nation shrinking by more than 900,000 people last year – the biggest annual drop on record, according to government data. The ...

Japan's population dropped by more than 800,000 nationals in 2022, the 14th consecutive year of contraction the country has experienced. Japan's population has been in steady decline since 2008. And ...

Japan’s population crisis continues to get worse by the year. New data released on Wednesday by Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs reveals that the number of Japanese residents fell by more than 800 ...