For the first time in Japan’s history, the number of seniors aged 75 and older topped 20 million. On April 12, the internal affairs ministry released population estimates as of Oct. 1 ...

From the industrious metropolis of Tokyo to the cultural heritage of Kyoto, the largest cities in Japan offer a unique blend of history ... based on data from World Population Review.

During the period, Japan became one of the world's most rapidly aging societies. Its population also began to shrink in 2010. The number of babies born in the country last year was almost 30 ...

Japan’s population aging rate is the world’s highest ... which was the highest in history. The wholesale and retail industry led other industries in terms of the number of senior citizens ...

1 in Educated population Japan, one of the world’s most literate and technically advanced nations, is an East Asian country made up of four main islands. While most of Japan is covered by ...

Wakayama City – the prefecture's biggest city and home to about 40% of its total population — is about an hour and 15 minutes from Osaka. The area has been described both as Japan's spiritual ...