Japan has worked hard to attract foreigners to boost its sluggish economy but now the perception there are too many has prompted the creation of a new task force, as competition for votes heats up ...

Birth rate declined in the first half of 2021: CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes the decline in birth rate is likely linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Officials announced another new addition to the Blank Park Zoo on Monday — a baby Japanese macaque. The baby, a boy named Taro, was born at the zoo on June 17 to his ...

Officials announced another new addition to the Blank Park Zoo on Monday — a baby Japanese macaque. The baby, a boy named Taro, was born at the zoo on June 17 to his mom Anika. With the birth of Taro, ...

Japanese households' inflation expectations held steady in the three months to June, a Bank of Japan survey showed on Monday, ...

The country has repeatedly broken its own record for having the world's lowest birth rate: 0.98 babies per woman in 2018, ...

By Vlad Vaiman In recent years, birth rates dropping well below replacement levels has caused a worldwide seismic demographic change. Despite increased life expectancy, many nations — including the ...

Far more families are choosing to have fewer — or no — children. Many countries, including the U.S., now face a rapidly aging ...

Births have risen for 10 consecutive months, but the world's lowest fertility rate remains far below replacement levels.

Law requiring couples to share one surname hinders women in the workplace and lowers birth rate, campaigners claim ...

For decades, discussions around global population have largely centered on overpopulation. Yet, a quieter, more insidious crisis has been steadily unfolding, and its true severity is only now coming ...

Elon Musk has issued a dire warning about declining birth rates globally, but he's also offering a way to fix it. Musk has been outspoken about declining birth rates and the threat to the human ...