As Japan grapples with an ongoing demographic crisis, Tokyo has introduced a groundbreaking measure aimed at improving ...

Only Tokyo eked out an increase in population. As of Jan. 1, 2024, the total population was 121,561,801, according to data released by the internal affairs ministry on July 24. The figures are ...

Japan is facing a population crisis—so Tokyo, its largest city, will try to solve the problem with something new: a four-day workweek. Starting in April, the Tokyo Metropolitan government ...

Beginning this month, the city government of Tokyo is offering its employees a four-day workweek, hoping to increase the population and create a healthier work-life balance in a country notorious for ...

Changes in Tokyo’s population and the soaring number of high-rise buildings over the past 10 years prompted the metropolitan government to begin revising its damage estimate for a major quake ...

Known for its commerce, entertainment, and history, Osaka has seen a slight decline in population, reflecting broader urban trends in Japan. Tokyo, Japan, holds the title of the most populous city ...

Welcome to Tokyo, capital of the world’s third largest economy. This bustling city with a population of 37 million across the metropolitan area is consistently voted one of the most livable in ...

The scene belies a looming challenge in Japan, where deaths outnumber births and the population is aging rapidly. By 2035 more than a quarter of Tokyo’s population will be over 65. Each day ...

In addition to the shorter workweek, the Tokyo administration introduced a new 'childcare partial leave' policy. Under this ...

The country's population shrank by nearly 900,000 people in the year leading up to October 1, according to statistics released Monday by Japan's internal affairs ministry. Japan's fertility rate ...

who is now donating $45 million a month to a Trump super PAC and has long warned against "population collapse," trumpeted the announcement of Tokyo's dating app. "I'm glad the Japanese government ...

Home to more than 14 million people, Tokyo is a thriving metropolis that continues to change and adapt. Modernisation enables such a large population to prosper, and new developments in technology ...