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

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

Northern Japan faces a record surge in Asian black bear attacks, with Akita Prefecture hardest hit. Depopulation and neglected rural zones are pushing wildlife into neighborhoods, forcing emergency ...

J APAN is consumed by talk of a “foreigner problem”. The story goes that the country has been overrun by ill-mannered migrant ...

Japan is tightening rules for foreigners. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans stricter permanent residency and citizenship ...

East Asia is home to some of the lowest birth rates globally. The trend, coupled with rapidly aging populations, strains ...

While bear sightings and attacks have surged in northern Japan, wild deer are also causing a record number of traffic ...

Crows previously emerged as a social problem in Tokyo due to their scavenging of food waste among other issues, but their ...

A surge in inbound tourists seeking matcha products has driven up tencha transaction costs sharply. Read more at straitstimes ...

The core insight is that the demographic challenge cannot be solved through incentives alone. Pensions, bonuses and subsidies ...

The Chattery, Chattanooga’s nonprofit community classroom and creative education hub, has officially returned to its original ...

Decades of progress in medicine and public health are driving rapid global aging, straining healthcare systems and national ...