Population

Japan's population will fall everywhere except in Tokyo by 2045 and even growth in the capital will likely be marginal, according to a government estimate released Friday. The estimate by the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research said Japan's population is expected to ...

Nagoya University and Gifu University said Thursday they will consider merging their operations amid a fall in the student population, to create what could be the first national university operator in the country to run multiple schools. The two national universities in central Japan aim ...

The number of people who moved into the greater Tokyo area exceeded that of people moving out by 119,779 in 2017, marking a net population inflow for the 22nd straight year, the internal affairs ministry said. The net inflow into Tokyo and the three neighboring ...

The foreign community is younger overall than the native population across the 23 wards, figures show.

With the goal of attracting more skilled foreign workers, Japan moved to relax requirements for permanent residency for such individuals last April. Before the change, skilled non-Japanese workers had to stay in Japan for at least five years before applying for permanent residency, but now ...

The company has renovated 13 outlets across the country to cater to seniors, offering earlier opening hours and services that encourage asatomo (morning friends) get-togethers.

The country’s banking giants race to adapt to changing business conditions thanks to a graying population and the spread of online banking.

The Justice Ministry is considering giving residency status to fourth-generation Japanese immigrants in Latin America and elsewhere, a move that would allow them to work in Japan long term, officials have said. Fourth-generation immigrants between the ages of 18 and 30 would be granted the ...

Japan is on track to produce only 941,000 babies for 2017 — the lowest since the statistic started being tracked in 1899, health ministry data show.