The Japan Times

Number of births in Japan falls to record low for 10th straight year

The number of births came to 705,809 in 2025, hitting a new record low for the tenth consecutive year, preliminary figures by ...
Daily Times

Japan births hit 10-year low, population shrinks

Japan recorded a decline in births for the 10th consecutive year in 2025, official data showed Thursday, highlighting growing demographic challenges under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. A total of 705 ...
The Punch

Japan births fall for 10th straight year

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

Japan announces plan to address a national crisis: Its low birth rate

Japan's government recently announced plans to address what it sees as a national crisis. Less than 800,000 babies were born in the country last year, the lowest number on record. But the plans are ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Japan's plan to boost its birth rate raises doubt. But one city has reason for hope

AKASHI, Japan — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has promised "new dimension" measures to address an existential crisis: his country's plunging birth rate. Fewer than 800,000 babies were born in ...
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Japan’s births fall for the 10th straight year

Preliminary data from Japan's health ministry showed that 705,809 babies were born, down 2.1% from 2024.