Japan has introduced new rules on the names parents can give their children with restrictions on the pronunciation of kanji ...

Ichinono, Japan, sits regally ... The continuing slide in the birth rate clearly indicates our current policy isn't working at all. Until last year, Hanako Okada now 44, was a lawyer in Tokyo ...

A deeper transformation of Japan’s work culture is essential to address falling birth rates, says political scientist Yasuo ...

The number of babies born in Japan ... fertility rate for the first time in nine years on Wednesday. It was the glimmer of hope for the country which has the world’s lowest birth rate.

The result, which includes babies of foreign nationality born in Japan, is 15 years ahead of the forecast for reaching that level. The birth rate for just Japanese nationals is expected to fall ...

Japan’s already low birth rates have further ... Increasing the uptake rate of paternity leave is one thing, but efforts are also needed to correct the current situation that places a ...

Japan’s birth rate has hit a new record low — just 720,988 births in 2024, marking the ninth consecutive year of decline. The consequences? A shrinking workforce, rising social security costs and a ...

Japan is likely to cover parents’ hospital fees for childbirth from April 2026 as the country struggles to reverse its falling birth rate. A panel of experts tasked with examining ways to ease ...

Ichinono, Japan, sits regally ... The continuing slide in the birth rate clearly indicates our current policy isn't working at all. Until last year, Hanako Okada now 44, was a lawyer in Tokyo ...