Japanese runner freezes her eggs to keep dreams of motherhood alive
Authorities in the world's most advanced ageing society hopes to stem further declines in the birthrate.
Sat Jun 08 2024
Japan's new births fall to record low in 2023 as demographic woes deepen
Japan said will take "unprecedented steps" to cope with low birthrate, expanding childcare and promoting wage hikes for younger workers.
Tue Feb 27 2024
Will the number of humans on Earth drop drastically by 2100?
There are a number of factors that could contribute to a decline in the birth rate.
Sat Aug 27 2022
Analysis: More Chinese women delay or give up on having babies after zero-COVID ordeal
UN experts now see China's population shrinking by 109 million by 2050, more than triple the decline of their previous forecast in 2019.
Tue Aug 09 2022
Musk tweet on Japan doomed by low birthrate provokes anger - but not just at him
Many Japanese commentators said the situation was not surprising and slammed their government for not doing enough to fight it.
Mon May 09 2022
Babies wanted: Chinese province may offer a year of maternity leave
In an effort to encourage couples to have children, Shaanxi is looking to sharply increase the duration of paid maternity leave.
Wed Nov 03 2021
Taiwan hurtles towards 'super-aged' status as birthrate plummets
Millions are approaching retirement age with neither enough younger generations, or immigrants, to fill their shoes.
Sat May 29 2021
China drops one-child policy, but exhausted 'tiger moms' say one is plenty
After devoting all of their time and energy into their only child, many parents said they are simply exhausted for a second child.
Tue Oct 18 2016
Options for halting Japan's looming demographic crisis
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has ordered his new minister for demographic issues to come up with "bold proposals" for raising Japan's birthrate.
Mon Oct 26 2015