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A sad face of Japan

Posted on December 14, 2024 by editor

Brad Rozairo, OMI – Japan’s population is rapidly ageing. This year, before the “Respect-for-the-Aged Day” event, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications released its population survey. According to that, the number of elderly people in Japan surged by 20,000 from September 2023 … Continue reading →

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Number of newborns in Japan fell to record low while population dropped faster than ever in 2018

Posted on June 8, 2019 by editor

The number of newborns in Japan hit a record low of 918,397 in 2018, staying below the 1 million mark for the third year in a row, a government survey showed Friday.

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