Japan’s fertility rate dropped for the tenth year in a row in 2025, new data shows. Dwindling birth rates and aging ...

Japan’s fertility rate fell again last year to a new record low, official data showed Wednesday, underscoring the demographic ...

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TOKYO: Japan’s fertility rate fell again last year to a new record low, official data showed on Wednesday, underscoring the demographic crisis gnawing at the world’s fourth-largest economy.