japan population

Japan’s population falls for the 15th year in a row. Births hit a record low, deaths a record high

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Japan’s population falls for the 15th year in a row. Births hit a record low, deaths a record high

Tokyo: Japan’s total population marked the 15th straight year of decline, according to government data released Wednesday, dropping by more than a half-million people as the population ages and births remain low. Births in Japan hit a record low of 730,000 last year. The 1.58 million deaths last year were also a record high. Japan’s … Read more

japan population: Aging Japan ends iconic thousand-year-old ‘Somin-sai Naked Men festival’

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japan population: Aging Japan ends iconic thousand-year-old ‘Somin-sai Naked Men festival’

In a solemn acknowledgment of shifting demographics and cultural evolution, Japan’s iconic ‘Somin-sai’ festival (Naked Men festival) in Iwate bid its final farewell on February 17. As reported by Asahi Shimbun, a longstanding tradition that spanned a millennium reached its conclusion, marking the end of an era. For generations, this peculiar festival has drawn crowds … Read more