The birth rate plummeted for the ninth consecutive year with more than two deaths for every baby born in 2024. Aware that to ...

Japan’s already low ... can be taken to stem the declining birth rate? How should the funds be shared across society? When the Diet considered the policy measures involved, core questions ...

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 ...

Established under the Bank of Japan Act in 1882, it is a juridical entity and neither a government agency nor a private corporation. The BoJ sets monetary policy in the country. Its mandate is to ...

For many women, pregnancy brings glowing skin, rosy cheeks, and shiny hair. Others, however, can experience skin changes including acne, dark spots, and stretch marks. Here are some of the common skin ...

4 that the woman who lives in western Japan first consulted hospital staff through email in mid-November, when she was nine months pregnant. She told hospital staff that she wanted to give birth ...

The ascent to the top of the European Parliament is filled with cliff edges and challenges, especially as a woman. For a ...

The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty are on display inside the National Museum of the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, which opened ...

Japan was the second country to clear the new drug, after the US. “Although some measures, including lifestyle changes and exercise are considered effective in treating MCI, with the approval of ...

The Coaltion for Global Hepatitis Elimination's National Hepatitis Elimination Profiles assess the status of national data, ...

Aging population The Bahamas’ live birth rate has been on a steady decline since the early 1990s. In 1993, the country ...

The Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination's National Hepatitis Elimination Profiles assess the status of national data, ...