Japan's population, which stands at about 125 million, is projected to plummet to 87 million by 2070. The fertility rate—the number of births expected ... along its current demographic ...

The number of births in Japan in 2024 is likely to fall below 700,000 for the first time after government data showed Friday that the figure for the first 11 months of the year dropped 5.1 percent to ...

“As a result, the birth rate has fallen ... open image in gallery Hiroshi Yoshida warns that if Japan’s birthrate continues its current decline, the nation will be left with only ...

People will need to produce more and work longer to plug growth gap left by women having fewer babies, report says ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.