TOKYO -- Japan's total population shrank by 0.43% or about 538,000 in 2022, official estimates show, again highlighting the demographic challenge facing the world's third-largest economy.
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Japan population drops 0.43% in 2022 as Kishida vows to stem decline
Prime minister expected to focus on child policies when Diet opens next week
Japan registered fewer than 800,000 births in 2022, with the figure dropping below that threshold eight years earlier than expected. (Photo by Wataru Ito)
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