Japan recorded its lowest number of births in history in 2022, with just 799,728 babies being born, down 5.1% from 2021. The figure is the lowest number of newborns recorded in Japan since the ...

Japan’s government has made tackling its falling birth rate a top priority, but with few women involved in official debate on the issue, some are making themselves heard on social media.

Japan's Nikkei share average hit a one-month low on Thursday, as worries that the Federal Reserve's interest rates would stay at elevated levels crimp risk appetite.

The number of centenarians in Japan is estimated to have reached a record 92,139, led by women, who account for 88.5% of the total with the world's longest life expectancy, welfare ministry data ...

Claims that the world is becoming 'overpopulated' have been in the zeitgeist for decades, but it's a lack of new babies that really concerns experts in developed countries. Japan announced this ...

Yen hits 24-year low, ... Expectations for a 75-basis-point U.S. rate hike at next month's Federal Reserve meeting are rising on the ... Euro zone inflation rose to a record high at 9.1% in ...

It’s a steamy summer afternoon in the Japanese city of Osaka, where a group of around 60 men and women have gathered for a session of “omiai,” or matchmaking, to find true love. They mingle ...

The yen hit a 10-month low against the dollar, putting traders on alert for more intervention by the Japanese government. Tokyo stepped up its verbal warnings against speculative yen-selling by ...

Egypt’s annual inflation rate has hit a new record high in August, as the cash-strapped country continues to battle price hikes and a depreciating currency CAIRO -- Egypt’s annual inflation ...

One academic adviser believes there may be less competition for university spots this year, as the number of students taking Hong Kong’s university entrance examination in April has dropped to a ...