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1 day ago · Learn about the population, age structure, ethnicity, language, and health of Japan, the 11th-most populous country in the world. See historical and current data, trends, and challenges for Japan's demographics.
21 hours ago · Japan - Population, Migration, Aging: Japan’s population distribution is highly variable. The mountainous character of the country has caused the population to concentrate within the limited plains and lowlands—notably along the Pacific littoral.
2 days ago · The Japanese people constitute the overwhelming majority of the population. They are ethnically closely akin to the other peoples of eastern Asia. During the Edo (Tokugawa) period (1603–1867), there was a social division of the populace into four classes—warrior, farmer, craftsman, and merchant—with a peer class above and an outcast class below.
5 days ago · Japan is an island country lying off the east coast of Asia. It consists of a string of islands in a northeast-southwest arc that stretches for approximately 1,500 miles (2,400 km) through the western North Pacific Ocean. Tokyo is Japan’s national capital.
Sep 13, 2024 · Preliminary demographic statistics published by the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare show that Japan recorded 350,074 births from January to June 2024. This figure was 5.7% lower,...
Led by the Bank of Japan’s aggressive monetary easing, Japan is making modest progress in ending deflation, but demographic decline – a low birthrate and an aging, shrinking population – poses a major long-term challenge for the economy.
5 days ago · Demographics. Premium. Number of foreign residents Japan 2014-2023. Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 23, 2024. In 2023, approximately 3.4 million residents of foreign nationality...
