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.

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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 ...

The number of Japanese births continues to plunge, and is set to fall short of the government’s most pessimistic targets this ...