@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Singapore’s stalled birthrate reflects a pattern across wealthy Asian economies where higher living standards, shifting values and gender imbalances have made low fertility persistent and resistant to quick policy fixes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/10/world/asias-falling-fertility-rates/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

During the era of China’s one-child policy, experts estimate that thousands of boys went missing, with trafficking being fueled by parents seeking a son to carry on the family line. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/asia-pacific/society/china-sons-one-child-era/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

The net population inflow into the Tokyo metropolitan area slowed for the first time in four years in 2025, data shows, while that into the area made up of Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo and Nara prefectures rose. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/03/japan/society/tokyo-population-inflow-slow/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

China's birth rate fell last year to its lowest level on record, official data showed, as its population shrank for a fourth straight year despite efforts to slow the decline. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/asia-pacific/society/china-birth-rate-lowest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

China is rolling out its most wide-ranging push to boost a flagging birth rate, with official population data due on Jan. 19 set to show a fourth consecutive annual drop. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/asia-pacific/society/china-birth-boost-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

There were just 9.54 million births in China in 2024 — half the number than in 2016 — and concerns about the shrinking and aging population have been growing as couples choose to buck traditional Chinese norms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/07/asia-pacific/society/china-birth-rate-push/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

The death of a former head of China’s one-child policy has been met not by tributes, but by castigation of the abandoned policy on social media this week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/25/asia-pacific/society/china-one-child-social-media/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Okinawa Prefecture’s image of “islands blessed with children” might not be entirely accurate when it comes to its remote islands and isolated communities, which struggle with acute depopulation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/22/japan/society/okinawa-remote-islands-depopulation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@cs@mastodon.sdf.org avatar cs , to random

I don't know if I trust whatever the source the Texas Almanac uses for small town population history.


https://www.texasalmanac.com/charts/place/clint#jump-to-population-counts

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random
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As the Korean War raged on in December 1950, Western powers vied to restore Japan as a “great Asian power” to counter global communism. In December 2000, a teenage boy bombed a video store in Kabukicho. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/japan/history/tokyo-population-communism-inflation-kabukicho-bomb-1925-1950-1975-2000/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

In May, China started allowing couples to get married anywhere in the country — instead of their place of residence — in an effort to boost marriage rates and ease the country’s demographic crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/07/asia-pacific/society/china-marriage-tourism-push/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@Syllou@mastodon.social avatar Syllou , to random French

À propos de
"Bien que la augmente, l'ampleur de l'impact sur l'environnement est aussi liée à notre modèle de et d'exploitation des , particulièrement dans les développés."
L' est vieille, très. Elle peine à détrôner ses boomers coloniaux qui ne veulent laisser la place aux nouveaux possibles et ne pensent qu'à leur patrimoine égoïste.
Les aînés ruinent la potentialité d'exister.

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

Climate change and population growth could bring about a resurgence of malaria following a stalling of efforts to fight the mosquito-borne illness, campaigners say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/10/21/climate-change/climate-change-population-malaria/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

As the country-wide census survey begins, officials warn of people impersonating census workers and asking for personal information. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/28/japan/people-warned-of-census-related-fraud/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@h4ckernews@mastodon.social avatar h4ckernews Bot , to random
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The estimated number of people aged 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, falling by 50,000 from a year before, the internal affairs ministry said Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/japan/society/japans-elderly-population/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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The number of centenarians in Japan could soon pass the 100,000 mark, highlighting social security concerns amid a falling birth rate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/japan-centenarians-record-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

New Zealand’s population is growing at its slowest rate in almost three years as a sluggish economic recovery deters foreign immigrants and prompts more citizens to leave. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/19/asia-pacific/society/new-zealand-population-growth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

As the population concentration in Tokyo is accelerating, the government has begun to take a different approach to help stem depopulation in regional areas and rev up local economies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/18/japan/post-war-tokyo-overconcentration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

The number of Japanese nationals in Japan fell by around 910,000 during 2024, to 120.7 million, while the population of foreign residents rose 10.65%, to 3.68 million. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/japan/society/japan-population-foreign-residents/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

The proportion of foreign residents in Japan could surpass 10% of the population as early as 2040, Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/31/japan/society/japans-foreign-population-10-2040/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon