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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The institute’s estimate was based on the 2020 national census and took into account ... will fall further to 1.36 in 2070. However, Japan’s population decline is now expected to be less ...