In 2024, 720,988 babies were born in the country, marking the ninth consecutive year of decline in child births.

Japan's population has been shrinking for 15 years, with huge implications for the country's economy, national defense, and culture. Now, policymakers are working to boost birth rates.

Japan is likely to cover parents’ hospital fees for childbirth from April 2026 as the country struggles to reverse its falling birth rate. A panel of experts tasked with examining ways to ease ...

Japan has been struggling to cope with a combination of anaemic economic growth and a shrinking population for over 30 years. 2025 marks the tipping point when the rising costs outstrip the country's ...

Plummeting birth rates and ageing population leave closed-off country 'no choice' but to admit foreigners, but tensions are growing with newly arrived Muslims ...

Significant Market Growth : The Japan In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) market is expected to grow at a significant CAGR of 15.20% from 2024 to 2032, increasing from USD 422.6 million in 2023 to USD 1.51 ...