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Japan is poised to significantly overhaul its approach to childbirth costs as part of a sweeping initiative to tackle its declining birth rate. A government panel has recommended making childbirth ...

The Japanese government should cover out-of-pocket childbirth fees, an expert panel said, as the aging nation seeks to reverse its declining population and shrinking pool of tax-paying workers. The ...

TOKYO, June 4. /TASS/. Last year, the total number of births in Japan fell to its lowest level since 1899 when vital statistics were first recorded in the country: in 2024, the Japanese gave birth to ...

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TOKYO — The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for a ninth straight year to a record low, according to health ministry data released Thursday. The faster-than-predicted decline suggests ...

TOKYO (AP) — The number of newborns in Japan is decreasing faster than projected, with the number of annual births falling to a record low last year, according to government data released Wednesday.