The older generation must make way for a younger generation and new ideas
Older adults should support and help realize a complete makeover of society by letting young people who will live in the next era take the reins of leadership.
People leaving Tokyo exceeded arrivals in July for first time since 2013
Gov. Yuriko Koike raised the alert for the pandemic to the highest of four levels in the middle of the month, signifying that infections were spreading.
Fears grow that Japan's birth rate and aging crisis could be worsened by pandemic
Japan is struggling to find the funding for childbearing incentives due to the cost of managing the coronavirus.
There is reason to hope that the global population could drop to 4 or 5 billion by 2200.
The COVID-19 crisis should prompt renewed action to address the overconcentration of people and business in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Number of newborns in Japan sank to record low of 865,234 in 2019
The number of babies born in Japan continued to fall in 2019, declining by around 53,000 from the previous year to a record low 865,234, government data showed Friday. It is the first time that the annual number of newborns had dropped below 900,000. The ...
More effective measures needed to resolve Japan's 'national crisis'
The aging of the population continues despite government efforts.
The population fell 276,000 to 126.17 million as of Oct. 1, declining for the ninth straight year.
Japanese government OKs bill to tackle issue of unclear land ownership
The government is aiming to curb the growing trend of land plots with no identifiable owners by clarifying owners' responsibilities, with the Cabinet approving a bill to revise the Basic Act for Land at a meeting Tuesday. The number of plots with undetermined ownership is ...
Why is Tokyo defying population outflows among world's 'superstar' cities?
Like a lot of big cities in the developed world, Amsterdam lost population in the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s as its inhabitants opted for newer dwellings and more space outside the city. During those same decades, newcomers arrived in large numbers from former ...
If Japan's population decline continues at the current pace, a large-scale influx of people from outside the country could take place.
