China, following Japan and South Korea, has entered an era of full-fledged population decline. What should be done to halt ...

Japan’s already low birth rates have further declined. Last year, the nation’s “total fertility rate,” which indicates the number of children a woman is expected to give birth to during ...

It’s the second family-friendly policy out of Tokyo, following the municipal government’s decision to offer a four-day ...

The world's population is growing but in some countries birth rates are plummeting - so do we have too many people or too few ...

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TOKYO/HANOI -- Japanese companies are accelerating their drive to snag overseas talent by offering corporate-sponsored ...

Japan has been facing several economic challenges which have been contributing to Japan’s stagnating economy. Japan has experienced supply chain issues, rising labor costs, poor birth rate numbers and ...

A McKinsey report investigating the economic impact of declines in birth rates found that the UK, Germany, Japan and the US would all have to see productivity rise at double the pace seen over the ...

Could the world’s fourth-largest economy be on the brink of extinction? In this report, The Times explained how, according to experts, Japan’s extremely low birth rate, combined with its aging ...

From the U.S. to Singapore, the global birth rate is on a decline compared to 1960 as people battle higher costs of living and childcare. They're also dealing more with medical conditions and ...