AKASHI, Japan — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has promised "new dimension" measures to address an existential crisis: his country's plunging birth rate. Fewer than 800,000 babies were born in ...

Japan is sprinting to avoid dire official projections for mid-century, rolling out a sweeping expansion of pro-natal policies over the past year. Despite tens of billions of dollars in pro-natal ...

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. Social Security ...

In contemporary society, discussions increasingly focus on career advancement, secondary income opportunities, travel, and ...