As Japan continues to face a declining birth rate, political parties are pledging to adopt measures aimed at reducing the ...

Japan has worked hard to attract foreigners to boost its sluggish economy but now the perception there are too many has ...

The world’s population is expected to start shrinking this century. Political demographer Jennifer Sciubba says that’s no ...

The measures will bring the area in line with other parts of Japan that are proactively trying to retain residents.

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 ...

This is a huge week for US macro data, including industrial production, retail sales, and import prices—but the critical ones are CPI and PPI. Both are already rear-view but inflation will get a ...

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

Readers discuss a guest essay about birthrates and the world’s population. Also: A citizens’ celebration for America’s 250th ...

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.

Much of the attention on the world's plunging birth rate is on East Asian countries like Japan and South Korea. But Latin ...