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America's obesity rate has gone from 12% to over 40% since 1960. Japan's remains at just 4.5%. Why? The latest episode of ...

More information: Kotaro Kubo et al, Habitat use and abundance of an introduced population of the Japanese weasel (Mustela itatsi): Comparison with the native population, PLOS One (2025).

Note: The population shown includes those who identify as Japanese alone and in combination with other races, ethnicities or Asian origins. For a list of Japanese in combination groups available in ...

Japan may have one of the longest national life expectancies, about 85 years, and the world's largest city, Tokyo. But the nation's population has been in decline for 15 years.

Japan's citizen population dipped to 120.3 million as of October 2024, official data showed on Monday, marking a record drop of 898,000 people from the previous year.

The number of Japanese nationals living in the country saw a record year-on-year fall of 898,000 people to 120.3 million as of October 2024, official data showed Monday.

Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Japan’s population, including non-Japanese residents, totaled 123,802,000 as of Oct. 1 last year, down by 550,000, or 0.44 percent, from a year before, falling for the ...

Japan's citizen population dipped to 120.3 million as of October 2024, official data showed on Monday, marking a record drop of 898,000 people from the previous year. The country's birth rate is ...

Japan's population fell to 120.3 million as of October 2024, official data showed on Monday, marking a record fall of 898 000 people from the previous year. Japan's birth rate is among the lowest in ...

Japan’s elderly population has hit a record high of 36.25 million people, with those aged 65 or older now accounting for almost one-third of Japanese, according to government data.

The population of Japanese nationals dropped by more than 861,000 to 121.6 million over the year to Jan 1, extending a streak of decline to 15 years, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.