Japan’s population crisis is accelerating, with the number of nationals falling by more than 800,000 in the past year – echoing similar trends seen in other East Asian countries.

Japan is faced with an unprecedented population challenge that will have social, economic, and political consequences for years to come. Predicting the consequences of Japan's demographic shift is ...

More than 10% of Japan’s population is now age 80 or older, the government said Monday, the latest worrying milestone in the rapidly graying country’s demographic crisis.. According to figures ...

Japan: Death by Demographics? ... In 2013 Japan lost about 250,000 people, continuing a trend unlikely to abate any time in the near future. The 2013 population of Japan was about 126 million, ...

Japan is the world’s senior citizen. Decades of improving life expectancy and falling birth rates have produced a rapidly aging and shrinking population. The demographic shift is threatening the ...

Japan is well-known for being a mostly homogenous nation. However, it’s aging population necessitates change. So far, the measures taken to address the issue haven’t worked well. Regardless, relying ...

Demographic experts say that countries need a replacement fertility rate of 2.2 children per woman to keep a population steady. Japan's rate is just 1.41. Yuriko Nakao/Reuters ...

Demographics are a shorthand for all of Japan's troubles. A declining labor force and an aging population seem like potent trends. But they are just excuses.

Japan’s population crisis is accelerating, with the number of nationals falling by more than 800,000 in the past year – echoing similar trends seen in other East Asian countries.