Japan's 18-year-olds total 1.09 mil., same as last year at 2nd lowest

As Japan enters 2026, the number of 18-year-olds in Japan is estimated to be 1.09 million, the government said Wednesday, matching the second-lowest figure on record marked a year earlier as the country continues to grapple with a declining birthrate.Of those who have reached Japan's legal adult age, 560,000 are men and 530,000 women, accounting for 0.89 percent of the total population, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said.The data includes foreign residents living in the country for over three months.In 2007, when the new adults were born, the country's total fertility …READ FULL ARTICLE