More than 22,000 babies were born to foreign nationals in Japan in 2024, helping offset the decline in births among Japanese ...

Japan’s annual birth rates have dropped to a new record low as the country grapples with an aging and shrinking population. The country’s Health Ministry on Wednesday said that 686,061 babies were ...

Shortly after Pope Leo XIV lamented the declining birth rate in Europe, the cardinal of Tokyo said Japan is also facing the ...

FILE - Women carry their children on their bicycles as they ride through an intersection near a sporting arena planned to be used during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo on June 24 ...

On the 60th anniversary of the normalization of South Korea-Japan diplomatic relations, business leaders from both countries ...

The women work hard, sleeping only a few hours a night, as they juggle the demands of caring for their children and doing ...

In September 2025, the BoJ announced the unwinding of its total ETF purchases by roughly US$2.5 billion ($3.24 billion) ...

To mark the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Korea and Japan, business leaders from both countries gathered to ...

TOKYO (AP) — The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for a ninth straight year to a record low, according to health ministry data released Thursday. The faster-than-predicted decline ...

TOKYO — The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for a ninth straight year to a record low, according to health ministry data released Thursday. The faster-than-predicted decline suggests ...