"Japanese nationals declined for the 14th consecutive year in 2022, with a record low of 772,000 births in Japan significantly exceeded by a record high 1.57 million deaths." #Japan #BirthRate #PopulationImplosion

Japanese population falls in all 47 prefectures for 1st time - The Mainichi
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230726/p2g/00m/0na/008000c

"Concerned about China’s first population drop in six decades and its rapid aging, the government’s political advisers proposed in March that single and unmarried women should have access to egg freezing and IVF treatment, among other services. China’s leaders have not commented publicly on the recommendations."

#China weighs giving single women #IVF access to stem population decline ¦ #PopulationImplosion #AgingPopulation
https://www.rappler.com/science/life-health/china-weighs-giving-single-women-ivf-access-stem-population-decline/

In a policy address in January, Kishida said Japan's low birth rate and #AgeingPopulation posed an urgent risk to society, adding that "focusing attention on policies regarding children and child-rearing is an issue that cannot wait and cannot be postponed".

#Japan Prime Minister Kishida under fire for linking loans to having babies | #PopulationImplosion #Demographics | Philstar.com
https://www.philstar.com/world/2023/03/04/2249277/japan-prime-minister-kishida-under-fire-linking-loans-having-babies

"A South Korean woman can now expect to have an average of 0.78 children in her lifetime – the lowest level since records were first kept in 1970 – making South Korea the only country in the world with a fertility rate below one."

#SouthKorea’s #birthrate sinks to fresh record low as #PopulationCrisis deepens | #PopulationImplosion | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/22/south-koreas-birthrate-sinks-to-fresh-record-low-as-population-crisis-deepens

"The incentive – a dramatic rise from the previous relocation fee of ¥300,000 – will be introduced in April, according to Japanese media reports, as part of an official push to breathe life into declining towns and villages."

Million yen per child to leave #Tokyo – #Japan’s offer to families | #PopulationImplosion| The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/03/million-yen-per-child-to-leave-tokyo-japans-offer-to-families