The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan's population down 640,000 in 2021, biggest drop on recordTOKYO - Japan's population totaled 125,502,000 as of Oct. 1, down 644,000 from a year earlier, marking the biggest decline on record as stricter border controls over the coronavirus pandemic reduce the entry of foreign residents, government data showed Friday.The tally, which also includes foreign residents, dipped for the 11th consecutive year, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said.---------…READ FULL ARTICLE
