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Various measures designed to encourage people to have more children have had limited successThe number of kindergartens in China fell by more than 5% last year, the second year in a row that preschool institutions were in decline, reflecting the countr…
続きを読むConsultation launched as surveys show people have little chance to meet partners and worry about high cost of living The Japanese government has begun to consult young people about their interest in marriage – or lack thereof – as Japan continues to st…
続きを読むCalls grow for end to ban that means only married Chinese couples can access ‘social egg freezing’ servicesWhen Yang Li* turned 30, she gave herself three years to decide whether or not she wanted to have children. But as the years ticked by, working a…
続きを読むAuthorities fear looming economic crises caused by an expanding elderly population without enough workers to support themIn the courtyard of the Chung Hsing private high school, desks and chairs are piled high like a monument or an unlit bonfire. Mound…
続きを読むCritics label as ‘absurd’ idea from government-backed thinktank as country seeks to address population declineA government thinktank in South Korea has sparked anger after suggesting that girls start primary school a year earlier than boys because the …
続きを読むSato will become the only option by 2531, suggests modelling as part of campaign to overturn outdated law requiring spouses to have same surnameJapanese citizens will all have the same family name in 500 years’ time unless married couples are permitted…
続きを読むAverage number of births per woman falls to 0.72 in country that already has the world’s lowest rate, and has spent billions since 2006 to reverse the trendSouth Korea’s demographic crisis has deepened with the release of data showing its birthrate – a…
続きを読むExpense and challenge of balancing work and family life key factors in declining birthrate and shrinking populationChina is one of the most expensive places in the world to raise a child, outstripping the US and Japan in relative terms, a prominent Chi…
続きを読むPopulation data shows drop of almost three million in 2023China’s population decline has accelerated, with a second year of record-low birthrates.The total number of people in China dropped by 2.75 million – or 0.2% – to 1.409 billion in 2023, the Nati…
続きを読むŌizumi has welcomed foreign workers and boasts everything from Brazilian supermarkets to Turkish kebab shopsAn unassuming industrial town in Japan, far from the busy tourist hubs of Tokyo and Kyoto, is in the middle of an unprecedented social transform…
続きを読むPoll comes as Beijing is urgently trying an array of measures to lift the country’s birth rate including financial incentivesChina’s National Bureau of Statistics will conduct a nationwide sample survey in November to help better plan population polici…
続きを読むRecent shutdown of obstetrics units not officially linked with falling birth rate – but online commentators speculateA number of hospital obstetrics units in China have closed, prompting discussion about the effects of China’s dramatically falling birt…
続きを読むWith millennials putting off children due to cost of living pressures, China’s economy could be derailed by its growing number of grey hairsJobs, local services and welfare strain under economy’s structural faultsCici, 27, doesn’t want to have a baby u…
続きを読むChina’s eastern county of Changshan has made the offer in an effort to promote ‘age-appropriate marriage and childbearing’A county in eastern China is offering couples a “reward” of 1,000 yuan ($137) if the bride is aged 25 or younger, the latest in a …
続きを読むFigure fell from 1.15 in 2021 to 1.09, the lowest of any country with a population over 100 millionChina’s fertility rate dropped to an estimated record low of 1.09 in 2022, the lowest of any country with a population over 100 million, according to gov…
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