The number of Japanese living in the country saw a record year-on-year decrease of 898,000 people to 120.3 million as of October 2024, official data showed on Monday. Japan's birth rate is among the ...

The world's fourth-largest economy also faces the twin threats of a steady decline in marriages and a rising proportion of elderly people. Nearly 30 percent of Japanese citizens are now 65 or older.

Japan's birth rate is among the lowest in the world, a trend which has meant having a shrinking workforce, fewer consumers and businesses fighting to recruit workers.

When I first arrived in Japan, I had all these dreamy images in my head. I imagined a place where people never litter, trains run exactly on time, and everyone follows strict social rules that keep ...

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is prioritizing the United Kingdom, Australia, South Korea, India and Japan as among his top targets for new trade deals after President Trump announced a wave of ...

A Japanese woman who has become famous for eerily predicting the future has given a terrifying warning for her country. Many ...

There's a saying: “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its trousers on.” There are ...

The Expo 2025 has opened in Osaka with more than 10,000 people singing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony to celebrate the start of ...

Artists and scientists are finding ways to highlight troublesome plants and animals, tell their stories and, in some cases, ...

President Donald Trump abruptly announced a 90-day pause on most of his planned country-specific “reciprocal” tariffs– with the ...

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