INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The number of Japanese nationals living in the country saw a record year-on-year fall of 898,000 people to 120.3 million as of October 2024,
workforce, fewer consumers and businesses fighting to recruit workers.It was the largest fall on record for Japanese nationals since the
government began collecting comparable data in 1950, according to the internal affairs ministry.The government has been trying to offer
assistance to young couples who wish to have children but feel they cannot due to economic reasons, said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa
to 123.8 million - the 14th straight annual fall, as the country has failed to effectively address its chronic population decline.Many young
people in Japan are delaying getting married and having children for a variety of reasons, ranging from fragile job security to changing
social values that put less emphasis on marriage.Japan has turned to young foreigners as a source of labour, but the government has
maintained a strict immigration policy, only letting in foreign workers on a temporary basis.The government is trying to raise wages for
