People aged 80 and over topped 10% of Japan’s population for the first time, government data showed Sunday, as the country with the world’s highest proportion of older people continues …
The number of centenarians in Japan is estimated to have reached a record 92,139, led by women, who account for 88.5% of the total with the world’s longest life expectancy, …
A Jiji Press survey conducted this month showed Thursday that 52.9% of respondents back the release into the sea of treated water from the meltdown-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power …
The approval rating for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet rose to 39.8% following a reshuffle of ministers and the ruling party’s leadership, up 6.2 percentage points from late August, a …
A record 61% of respondents in Japan are in favor of allowing married couples to use separate surnames, a survey by a welfare ministry-affiliated think tank showed Tuesday. The share …
The approval rating for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet remained low at 33.6%, while the disapproval rating reached 50% for the first time since December, a Kyodo News poll showed …
The approval rating for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet remained low at 33.6%, while the disapproval rating reached 50% for the first time since December, a Kyodo News poll showed …
Over 60% of the Self-Defense Forces personnel who claimed to have been harassed did not use a consultation system set up to aid in such cases, a survey by the …