Japanese policymakers are increasingly anxious that the country's birth rate is nearing the point of no return.

The number of elderly people in Japan surged by 20,000 from September 2023 to 36.25 million, accounting for a record high 29.3 percent of the population, government figures showed. The Ministry of ...

TOKYO – Japan had a record fall in its population in 2022, government data showed on Wednesday, as the country struggles to reverse its perennial low birth rates. While many developed countries ...

Populations are aging rapidly in much of the rich world, forcing governments to spend increasing amounts on pensions.