TOKYO -- Total deaths in Japan jumped nearly 9% in 2022 from the previous year, underscoring the severe impact of the aging population and the COVID pandemic.
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Deaths jumped 8.9% in Japan in 2022 to almost double birth total
Record 1.58m people died, showing impact of aging population, COVID
Health care workers move a COVID patient at a hospital in Hokkaido: The pandemic, along with falling numbers of couples of childbearing age, accelerated Japan's population decline. © Kyodo
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