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Number of Births Hit Record Low for Jan.-June in Japan

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TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of babies born in January-June fell 3.1% from a year earlier to 339,280 in Japan, hitting a new record low for the first half of the year, the health ministry said Friday.

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Number of Births Hit Record Low for Jan.-June in Japan

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of babies born in January-June fell 3.1% from a year earlier to 339,280 in Japan, hitting a new record low for the first half of the year, the health ministry said Friday.

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Births in Japan hit record low in 1st half of 2025

A Japanese government survey shows the country had a record-low number of births for the first half of this year.

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In the First Half of 2016, the Number of Births Reached 330,000, the Lowest in History, with a Decrease of 3.1% (Kyodo News) | Kumamoto Nichi Nichi Shimbun

According to the preliminary figures for vital statistics released by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on the 29th, the number of babies born in the first half of 2025 (January to June) was 339,280, down 3.1% from the same period last year. This is the lowest number for the first half of the year since comparable data became available in 1969. The preliminary figures include foreigners.

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news in on Friday, August 29, 2025.
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