TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Japanese government is preparing to make standard childbirth free of charge starting April 2026. This concrete effort aims to address the country's demographic crisis, driven ...

Census Bureau data show that most major cities increased in population, reversing a downward trend sparked by pandemic deaths ...

In 2024, 720,988 babies were born in the country, marking the ninth consecutive year of decline in child births.

Even in years where it is impossible to fake a 5 percent growth rate, China’s claims remain absurd. In the COVID year of 2020 ...

The Asian American population is diverse. It consists of people with varied Asian origins, racial and ethnic identities, and ...

It took more than thirty years, but Japan may finally be on the cusp of a new economic era. After decades of deflation, ...

Recent research indicates that smaller population sizes and random variations in birth rates increase the fertility threshold ...

As the aging population continues to grow, so too does the demand for thoughtful, well-designed spaces that support elderly ...

JR Central's financial health is sound. Credit metrics deteriorated sharply during the pandemic but have improved as earnings recovered and because of a very conservative dividend payout ratio. Net ...

With Japan and India aligning on supply chains, technology and regional security, their strategic convergence is powering ...

My interest in Japanese Catholicism was reignited recently by the Nagasaki Bell Project, a noble effort being led by professor James Nolan of Williams College, the grandson of a doctor who was one of ...

Over the longer term, the outlook for the core "mobility" business is subdued by an aging and shrinking population. In response, management is investing to increase "life design" revenue to about 40% ...