TOKYO (AP) — The number of newborns in Japan is decreasing faster than projected, with the number of annual births falling to another record low last year, according to government ...

The number of newborns in Japan is decreasing faster than projected, with the number of annual births falling to another record low last year, according to new government data. The Health Ministry ...

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

President Donald Trump on Monday placed a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, citing persistent trade ...

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NEW YORK] Tucked away in Japan’s vast corporate landscape is a little-known elevator maintenance company which has built an ...

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

Opinion Falling birth rates don’t have to be a crisis. Just look at Japan. A falling birth rate doesn’t mean the end of civilization. Just look at how Japan is handling it.

Few Americans see falling birth rates as a national priority, according to a new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. When asked in the Thursday survey about ...

Scientists in Japan discovered a new species, Synodus autumnus, a red-eyed lizardfish with sharp teeth, autumnal hues, and a habitat spanning the Pacific Ocean.

Japan's average supermarket rice prices fell for the third straight week through June 8, data showed on Monday, reflecting the release of cut-price grain from the government's emergency stockpile.