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 considers making childbirth free to reverse dwindling birth rate - Government provides a subsidy for each birth but ...

TOKYO – Japan’s Health Ministry is set ... to address the country’s declining birth rate. One proposed approach in the policy approved on May 14 by a panel of experts involves fully covering ...

Japan’s health ministry is set to ... to address the country’s declining birth rate. One proposed approach in the policy approved on Wednesday by a panel of experts involves fully covering ...

Japan is likely to cover parents ... The health ministry adopted a childcare policy package in 2023 to reverse the declining birth rate by supporting new families financially.

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 ...

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 ...