Japan's population crisis worse than expected, births data shows

The country reported a decline in births for the 10th consecutive year, but an increase in marriages.
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Japan’s acceptance of child abduction treaty leaves pre-Hague parents in limbo

In the 10 years since Donny Conway’s daughters Christina and Chihiro were taken by their Japanese mother to her home country without his consent, he has kept their bedroom in his California home ...
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No, Japan did not stop vaccinating children under 24 months old in 1994

Japan stopped vaccinating children under two years old in 1994 and saw its infant mortality drop by 96% since. Rating: False (About this rating?) In May 2025, a rumor began to spread online that Japan ...
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Mom starves child, 8, to point of hospitalization 43 times to collect $40K in insurance payments

TOKYO – Police arrested Kasumi Nawata a Japanese woman in Osaka, Japan, for allegedly starving and abusing her eight-year-old daughter to hospitalize her and fraudulently claim insurance payments. The ...
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Japan is rich, but many of its children are poor; a film documents the plight of single mothers

The women work hard, sleeping only a few hours a night, as they juggle the demands of caring for their children and doing housework — all while suffering from poverty. The award-winning independent ...
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American, Japanese children celebrate Fall Festival at Camp Zama

CAMP ZAMA, Japan – The Camp Zama Child Development Center invited nearly 20 local Japanese preschoolers to help celebrate its annual Fall Festival here Tuesday. The children, who came from the ...