Policymakers are worried about Japan's future as the population plummets.

Discover why Japan's stock market is surging with strong fiscal flows, stable policies, and rising demand.

Japan's population decline has hit a record low for a 14th consecutive year.

Japan's declining population in agricultural regions could be having a damaging impact on biodiversity—a trend that could spread through East Asia and Europe as global fertility rates fall ...

Japan's population is in freefall, with fewer babies born, more elderly in the workforce, and a shrinking number of residents overall. The country faces a demographic crisis that policymakers fear ...

Japan’s industrial production rose 2.3% month-over-month in February 2025, slightly below the preliminary estimate of 2.5% but rebounding from three consecutive monthly declines.

Two-thirds of Japanese companies are experiencing a serious business impact from a shortage of workers, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday, as the country's population continues to shrink and age ...

Japan's GDP in Q1 2025 was flat, a better performance than the initial 0.2% contraction estimate, though significantly slower than Q4's 0.6% growth. Net trade surprisingly boosted GDP by 0.4 ...

A diminishing population, which Japan has faced for 15 years, poses multiple challenges for the country, including labor shortage.

But that began to change last year as a rapidly shrinking working-age population and rising inflation made it harder for retailers - who employ 10% of Japan's workers - to attract and retain staff.

A new Pew Research Center report shows that although Christianity continues to be the world s largest religious group, its share of the rising global population has fallen over the last decade, ...

TOKYO—Japan’s exports rose at a slower-than-expected pace in August, adding to concerns about the outlook for the global economy. Exports rose 5.6% in August from a year earlier, Finance ...