A preliminary tally of Japan’s census found that the population slipped to 123 million people in 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

TOKYO: Japan's population dropped by a record 2.5 per cent in the span of five years, census data showed Friday (May 29), as the world's fourth-largest economy struggles to overcome demographic woes.A preliminary tally of Japan's census, released every five years, found that the population slipped to 123 mill

TOKYO: Japan's population dropped by a record 2.5 per cent in the span of five years, census data showed Friday (May 29), as the world's fourth-largest economy struggles to overcome demographic woes.A preliminary tally of Japan's census, released every five years, found that the population slipped to 123 mill

TOKYO: Japan's population dropped by a record 2.5 per cent in the span of five years, census data showed Friday (May 29), as the world's fourth-largest economy struggles to overcome demographic woes.A preliminary tally of Japan's census, released every five years, found that the population slipped to 123 mill

TOKYO: Japan's population dropped by a record 2.5 per cent in the span of five years, census data showed Friday (May 29), as the world's fourth-largest economy struggles to overcome demographic woes.A preliminary tally of Japan's census, released every five years, found that the population slipped to 123 mill