Japan births for the year 2025 are reported to have fallen below 670,000, setting a new record. This is straining the economy, forcing reliance on automation and immigration.


Japan births fell lowest on record in 2025: Won't it have enough people to run its future economy?

The Japanese government is offering women in the city 600,000 yen (US$4,200 or Rs 3,52,758) for marrying men living in rural areas, according to Asahi News. This is because of the imbalance in regional development which the government says is affecting the country's social progress.

Japan offers women $4,200 to marry rural men, quickly suspends plan

Japan is facing a novel housing problem - too many houses and not enough people. As per reports, as the ageing nation struggles with the ever-declining population, the number of vacant houses in Japan has surged to an all-time high of nine million.

Another fallout of Japan's ageing population - Akiya houses - and it's not looking good

In Japan, the number of babies born fell for the eighth straight year, falling to a record low last year. As per preliminary government data released on Tuesday, the number of births fell by more than 50 per cent.

'Critical situation': Japan's number of births fell to record low in 2023, marriages down by 5.9%

What's in a name? For a small town in Japan, a lot. The shrinking town of Kainan in Japan's Wakayama prefecture is offering people with a particular surname millions of Yen to relocate there.

This Japan town will pay you a million Yen to live there...on one condition

Japan is ageing. Recent data by the Japanese government has revealed that for the first time, more than 10 per cent or one in 10 people have crossed the age of 80 years or older.

Japan population crisis worsens, one in 10 people aged 80 or older: Report

Japanese government data showed on Wednesday (July 26) that number of Japanese people in the country has dropped at fastest pace ever while the number of foreign residents has risen to a record 3 million.

Japan's population falls, but number of foreigners in country rises

Japan is facing a demographic crisis: The Southeast Asian country witnessed a massive drop in its population last year.

Japan records its steepest population decline

For the first time since comparable data became available, the number of households with children fell below 10 million in 2022 in Japan. The population decline warning bells have been ringing for some time but the recent data paints a rather dystopic picture regarding Japan's future.

Population collapse? Number of Japanese households with kids falls to historic low

Japan is facing a crisis due to the significant decline in its population, which even prompted the government to issue a dire warning over the falling birth rate and also planned to set up an agency to focus on the issue.

Japan population crisis: Nation faces shortage of candidates for local elections

The Japanese government this year will increase the financial aid for child-rearing families moving from the capital Tokyo's metropolitan area to rural areas with declining birthrates and an ageing population.

Japan to pay child-rearing families millions to shift from Tokyo to rural areas

A record number of Japanese men and women have no intention of getting married, a recent government survey showed, dealing a major blow to the country’s population crisis.

Record number of young Japanese people avoiding marriage, govt survey shows

The number of babies born in Japan fell an estimated 5.9 per cent this year to fewer than 900,000 for the first time since the government started compiling data in 1899, the welfare ministry said on Tuesday.

Fewer than 900,000 new Japanese babies this year for first time on record

Japan, the land of rising sun, is facing a peculiar problem: Abandoned houses that have been left vacant as the nation's population grays and its growth shrinks.

Ageing Japan is offering abandoned houses for free

The data underscores a fast-ageing society, high cost of child care and shrinking population of women in their 20s and 30s

Japan: Number of births likely to be sub-million for first time

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