The number of Japanese children born in 2023 sank to an all-time low of 727,277, while the total fertility rate shrank ... The number of marriages in Japan was 474,717 in 2023, down by 30,213 ...

Japan's total fertility rate last year dropped to the lowest since records began in 1947. Many people attribute the decline to the country's inflexible work culture. Preliminary demographic ...

Tokyo ranked at the bottom among Japan’s 47 prefectures in the total fertility rate, the number of children a woman is expected to give birth to during her lifetime. The rate in the capital was ...

In this study, we examine the impact of public childcare provision on fertility in Japan between 1990 and 2020. Using micro data from Vital Statistics and the Population Census, we reveal the ...

dubbed as "Japan Revitalization Strategy--Japan is Back," calls for promoting the active participation of women in the labor market while concurrently tackling the issue of low fertility as key goals ...

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The number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low of 720,988 in 2024 for a ninth consecutive year of decline, the health ministry said on Thursday, underscoring the rapid ageing and ...