Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female Prime Minister in October; now she’s gambling it at the polls.

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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve the lower house of Parliament soon for a snap election.

Ten years after China ended its one-child policy, fertility rates have not bounced back. NPR speaks with journalist Cindy Yu ...

Taiwan has overtaken South Korea to record the world’s lowest birth rate, according to newly released government data.

BEIJING -- Births in China likely fell below 9 million for the first time in 2025, according to expert forecasts, driven ...

Twenty-five-year-old Grace and her husband are set on staying child-free, resisting pressure from their parents and society to produce offspring, even as China strives to boost its flagging birth rate ...

We are still in the season of prognostications about the year ahead. But I gave my forecasts for 2026 last week. Today I am looking much further into the future, examining our demographic prospects.

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

From South Korea to Lithuania, discover the five OECD countries where fertility rates are sharply decreasing compared to 1950 ...