The number of births in Japan fell for the 10th straight year in 2025, official data showed on Thursday, highlighting the ...

It is down by 2.1% to about 706,000 from a year earlier, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare reports Read more at The Business Times.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan’s birth rate in 2025 will likely fall below even the most pessimistic forecasts. Preliminary data suggests 2025 will see ...

Japan is sprinting to avoid dire official projections for mid-century, rolling out a sweeping expansion of pro-natal policies over the past year. Despite tens of billions of dollars in pro-natal ...