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 ...

Every part of that appears to be wrong. In reality, Thailand’s reported birth rate last year was 0.98, and preliminary 2025 ...

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

Birth rates in middle-income countries are also plummeting, putting their economic development at risk. Practically the only countries set to continue growing are desperately poor.

South Korea is determined to boost its birth rate, having joined Japan as a "super-aged" society, with more than 20 percent of the population now over 65.

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

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 ...

As Japan's birth rate falls and society ages rapidly, political parties must face tough choices and thoroughly debate how to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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