Asia & PacificJapan Posts Fewest Births in Record History, Amid an Increasingly Aged SocietyExperts say next 10 years key in reversing the East Asian nation's dwindling populationSaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintStaff working in a nursery room at Jikei hospital in Kumamoto in southern Japan on June 10, 2022. Philip Fong/AFP via Getty ImagesBen Zhao&Sean Tseng3/15/2023|Updated: 3/15/2023New AnalysisJapan saw the fewest number of births in its recorded history last year, health ministry data showed.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.