#Spotlight: Japan's population decline in recent years has emerged as an existential threat. A recent projection by a university found that by the year 2720, the country could be left with just one child under the age of 14 if the birth rate continues to decline. In 2023, Japan's fertility rate declined to 1.2 children per female. The Japanese countryside remains at the centre of the country's ongoing demographic crisis. According to government data released in May 2024, the country has over 9 m

#Spotlight: Japan To Go Extinct? Population Crisis Deepens Fears Japan's population decline in recent years has emerged as an existential threat. A recent projection by a University found that by the year 2720, the country could be left with just one child under the age of 14 if the birth rate continues to decline. In 2023, Japan's fertility rate declined to 1.2 children per female. The Japanese countryside remains at the centre of the country's ongoing demographic crisis. According to governmen