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 populationSavePrintStaff 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.Share this articleLeave a commentBen ZhaoAuthorSean TsengAuthorBen Zhao is a contributor to The Epoch Times since 2021.Author’s Selected ArticlesWhat Soaring Gold Prices Could Signal for 2024: AnalysisApr 23, 2024Reconciliation for South Korea and Japan Over WWII Forced Labor May Signal More United Front Against Communist AggressionMar 13, 2023Japan to Deploy Over 100 Ammunition Storage FacilitatesMar 12, 2023Chinese Ambassador to Japan Resigns Upon Failure to Complete CCP-Tasked MissionsMar 12, 2023Related TopicsJapanaging populationsocial welfarepopulation declinebirth ratenewbornslabor shortage