A social welfare corporation based in the capital's Sumida Ward announced on March 31 the launch of a "baby hatch" at one of ...

Declining birth rates are a common trend in developed countries, and Japan's rate is still above that of its neighbour South Korea, which has the world's lowest at 0.72.

This is the second baby hatch operated by a hospital in Japan, following the "Konotori ... on the same day it would begin the "confidential birth" program, in which women with unplanned ...

Japan's birth rate is set to hit another record low, with 2022 likely to see just under 800,000 new citizens coming into the world. The government has pledged more financial aid to reverse the ...

Hailey Hinkley's shares her childbirth experience in Japan, where nurses ... the night Hailey gave birth, and it included special jerseys that they made for her baby girl using her old soccer ...

Jikei Hospital is the only hospital in Japan to offer such a system ... and she often screamed in pain, but she gave birth to a healthy baby. She hadn’t planned to see the baby because she ...

It means that two people died for every new baby born. Japan’s demographics have alarmed policymakers and researchers as ... It was the glimmer of hope for the country which has the world’s lowest ...

It means that two people died for every new baby born. Japan’s demographics have alarmed ... for the country which has the world’s lowest birth rate. Experts believe South Korea's positive ...

including those who immigrated out of Japan. It means that two people died for every new baby born. Reacting to the development, prime minister Shigeru Ishiba accepted that the trend of declining ...