Japan leads the world in per capita sales of adult diapers. Japan’s population is getting so old that one major diaper manufacturer is now making products only for adults, not for babies. Japan’s ...

With an increasing number of Muslims living in Japan, there has been a growing demand for burial plots to conform with their ...

Japan’s population shrank by 0.7 percent in 2023, although the net loss of 861,237 included a record high inflow of 329,535 foreign nationals. The non-Japanese segment of the population hit its ...

Japan, a country of rich tradition and cutting-edge modernity, is home to some of the most populous cities in the world. From the industrious metropolis of Tokyo to the cultural heritage of Kyoto, the ...

Japan saw its biggest year-on-year jump in foreign workers since records began, government data showed Friday, as the country ...

Japan saw its biggest year-on-year jump in foreign workers since records began, government data showed Friday, as the country ...

The government aims to reverse the trend in fiscal 2027 to address the issue of overconcentration in the Tokyo area.