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The case of Japan presents an even bleaker picture of a country that is grappling with the problem of population decline. In fact, as reported by Reuters, the richest man in the world and now a close ...

A Japanese professor has predicted the year Japan will become extinct if the country doesn't grapple with its rapidly ageing population. The year is 2720 and away from science-fiction fantasies of ...

For the first time in Japan’s history, the number of seniors aged 75 and older topped 20 million. On April 12, the internal affairs ministry released population estimates as of Oct. 1 ...

The Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami not only sped the population decline in many municipalities in the northwestern prefectures of Miyagi and Iwate, it sparked population growth in Sendai ...

“Male participation in childcare is very low in Japan and it needs to be boosted ... can step in to fill labour gaps when the younger population takes childcare leave. He pointed out the ...

Japan's government on Friday approved a record budget for the next fiscal year, ramping up spending on social welfare as the population ages, and defense to tackle regional threats. The $730 ...

As the population ages, Japan's government adopted a record budget on Friday for the upcoming fiscal year, increasing expenditure on military to combat regional threats and social welfare.( ...