TOKYO: The number of births in Japan fell for the 10th straight year in 2025, official data showed on Thursday (Feb 26), highlighting the challenges for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.A total of 705,809 babies were born in Japan, the preliminary health ministry data showed, down 2.1 per cent from 2024.T

TOKYO: The number of births in Japan fell for the 10th straight year in 2025, official data showed on Thursday (Feb 26), highlighting the challenges for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.A total of 705,809 babies were born in Japan, the preliminary health ministry data showed, down 2.1 per cent from 2024.T

The number of births in Japan fell for the 10th straight year in 2025, official data showed on Thursday, highlighting the challenges for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

Feb. 26 (Asia Today) -- Japan recorded 705,809 births last year, including foreign residents, the lowest total since national records began in 1899 and a record low for the 10th consecutive year, according to preliminary government data released Wednesday.