Preliminary data shows the nation's headcount shrank 2.5%, the third straight decline in the nationwide survey conducted ...

Japan's population dropped by a record 2.5 percent in the span of five years, census data showed Friday, as the world's ...

Japan's latest headcount brings more bad news for a country already bracing for a demographic crunch. A new census shows the ...

Japan’s population fell by more than 3 million over the past five years, a record drop that underscores the depths of the country’s accelerating demographic crisis.

Japan's population, including foreign residents, fell by a record 3.1 million from 2020 to 123,049,524 in 2025, the latest ...

Japan's population including foreign residents fell by a record 3.10 million, or 2.5 percent, from 2020 to 123,049,524 last ...

Japan 's population declined by a record 2.5 per cent in a span of five years, according to census data released on Friday. The steep decline has yet again highlighted the demographic challenges faced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Each spring, as reliably as the changing of the seasons, Japan releases grim new population data that prompts handwringing in the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Japan's population is in freefall, with fewer babies born, more elderly ...

The number of elderly people in Japan surged by 20,000 from September 2023 to 36.25 million, accounting for a record high ...

Japan’s labor force population reached a record high 70.04 million in 2025, buoyed by the continued influx of seniors, women ...