Japanese population falls in all 47 prefectures for first time

The population of Japanese nationals fell 801,000 in 2022 from a year earlier to 122,423,038, marking the largest drop and the first time all 47 of the country's prefectures have seen a decline since the survey began in 1968, government data showed Wednesday.As of Jan. 1, 2023, Japan's population, including foreign residents, stood at 125,416,877, down around 511,000 from a year earlier, according to a demographics survey by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.The trend indicates an urgent need for Japan to develop measures to address the declining birthrate and improve empl…READ FULL ARTICLE