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Nearly a million more deaths than births in Japan last year

Nearly a million more deaths than births in Japan last year
world8/7/2025

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has called the situation a "quiet emergency", as birth rates continue to plummet.

Nearly a million more deaths than births in Japan last year New data released on Wednesday by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications showed the number of Japanese nationals fell by 908,574 in 2024. But efforts to reverse the perennially ... [2257 chars]