Meanwhile, another reason for population growth is the need for well remunerated labor. Of all towns and villages in Japan, the ski resort village of Akaigawa in Hokkaido had the highest rate of ...

Osaka has taken the lead in Japan's social population growth for the second consecutive year, with foreign residents making ...

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A Japanese professor has predicted the year Japan will become extinct if the country doesn't grapple with its rapidly ageing population. The year is 2720 and away from science-fiction fantasies of ...

Japan will be down to its last child in 695 years, according to a university's "population clock"—a thought experiment and grim portent as the country's birth rate edges closer to the point of ...

as the country's population continues to shrink and age rapidly. Labour shortages in Japan, particularly among non-manufacturers and small firms, are reaching historic levels, the government has ...

Government data on Friday revealed there were 2.3 million foreign workers in Japan, with a growth rate of 12.4%, equivalent to an additional 254,000 ... The hike in Japan's foreign workers comes as ...

"Solid wage hikes will help put the Japanese economy on a growth track," said Tamon ... The retailers have had little choice, as Japan's working-age population continues to shrink from its peak ...