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Japan Shrinks by 500,000 People as Births Fall to Lowest Number Since 1874

December 24, 2019December 25, 2019BEN DOOLEYComments Off on Japan Shrinks by 500,000 People as Births Fall to Lowest Number Since 1874

A widening gap between births and deaths has put Japan in a demographic squeeze, with fewer people to replace retiring workers and support them as they age.

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China’s Seniors, Looking for Love, Head to the Park

December 24, 2019SUI-LEE WEEComments Off on China’s Seniors, Looking for Love, Head to the Park

Increasingly widowed and divorced, a new generation of graying singles are navigating modern romance in a rapidly changing country.

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There Are No Children Here. Just Lots of Life-Size Dolls.

December 17, 2019Motoko Rich and Nadia Shira CohenComments Off on There Are No Children Here. Just Lots of Life-Size Dolls.

As Japan’s population shrinks and ages, rural areas are emptying out. In one childless village, two dozen adults compensate for the absence with the company of hundreds of giant handmade dolls.

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With No Boys Born in Nearly 10 Years, a Polish Village Finds Fame in Its Missing Males

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019JOANNA BERENDTComments Off on With No Boys Born in Nearly 10 Years, a Polish Village Finds Fame in Its Missing Males

Over nearly a decade, all 12 children born in the farming hamlet of Miejsce Odrzanskie have been girls, an oddity that has drawn international attention.

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And Then There Was One: Three People Lived in This Village Until Two Were Murdered.

July 15, 2019July 15, 2019Patrick Kingsley and Laetitia VanconComments Off on And Then There Was One: Three People Lived in This Village Until Two Were Murdered.

Thirty years ago, 200 people lived in the Moldovan village of Dobrusa. But most have since left or died. After a twin killing in February, there’s only one survivor still standing.

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The Globe Is Going Gray Fast, U.N. Says in New Forecast

June 17, 2019June 17, 2019RICK GLADSTONEComments Off on The Globe Is Going Gray Fast, U.N. Says in New Forecast

The latest population projection from the United Nations said fertility rates globally were declining while the percentage of older people was rising rapidly.

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Emperor Naruhito Takes the Throne, and a New Era Arrives in Japan

April 30, 2019May 1, 2019MOTOKO RICHComments Off on Emperor Naruhito Takes the Throne, and a New Era Arrives in Japan

Naruhito is likely to continue to stress the pacifism and war remembrance of his father, Akihito, as well as his efforts to humanize the monarchy.

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Spanish Election May Pivot on an Aging and Depleted Heartland

April 26, 2019RAPHAEL MINDERComments Off on Spanish Election May Pivot on an Aging and Depleted Heartland

Even as Spain’s interior provinces empty out, they punch above their weight politically and could determine the outcome of Sunday’s national election.

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Why Has Australia Fallen Out of Love With Immigration?

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019DAMIEN CAVE and ISABELLA KWAIComments Off on Why Has Australia Fallen Out of Love With Immigration?

With its largest cities struggling to manage growth and after years of anti-immigrant rhetoric from politicians, most Australians now say their country no longer needs more people.

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Japan Stumbles as China’s Growth Engine Slows

April 3, 2019BEN DOOLEYComments Off on Japan Stumbles as China’s Growth Engine Slows

A slump in exports raises questions about how effective Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic policies would have been without Chinese help.

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