The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said Japan’s total population in 2020 was 126,227,000, a decrease of 868,000, or 0.7 percent, over the 2015 census. Tokyo’s population was ...

according to the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research. Given Japan’s demographics, its fintech sector faces a significant hurdle: the reluctance of its aging populace to ...

Japan's working-age population (15-64 years) stands at just under 74 million, while those aged 65 and older number 36.23 million, down 9,000 and the first decrease in this demographic since the ...

In a troubling reflection of Japan's aging population crisis, an 81-year-old woman named Akiyo resorted to theft to secure a ...

Akiyo deliberately committed crimes to secure a place in prison, where she could live for free after being abandoned by her ...

A recent incident in Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture has brought attention to the increasing number of bear encounters in ...

Japan's fertility rate is shrinking and so is its population. For some children that means the simple pleasure of playing team sports with classmates can no longer be taken for granted.