Sakurazaka46 ’s “Make or Break” soars to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart dated July 2. The 12th single by the J-pop girl group sold 540,768 copies in its first week, off ...

The health ministry said 686,061 babies were born in Japan in 2024, a drop of 5.7% on the previous year and the first time the number of newborns fell below 700,000 since records began in 1899.