Japan - Tokyo's population expected to peak in 2020: estimate

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Tokyo's population expected to peak in 2020: estimate

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo's population is expected to peak at 13.35 million in 2020, increasing from 13.16 million in the 2010 census, and then take a downturn, according to a recent estimate...

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Japan's population decline accelerated in 2011

2011 saw the fewest number of newborns since the end of World War Two in Japan. The decline in the country's population is accelerating.

Sunday, January 01, 2012 09:02 +0900 (JST)...

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Record 61% of unmarried Japanese men 18-34 have no girlfriend: survey

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A record-high 61.4 percent of unmarried Japanese men aged between 18 and 34 have no girlfriend, up 9.2 percentage points from 2005, a survey by...

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World population to reach 7 billion

The world population will reach 7 billion shortly.

The United Nations says it will celebrate the births of all babies born on Monday as the 7-billionth member of the human race.
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UN:Water shortage growing serious

The United Nations says population growth will likely cause a serious water shortage in Africa, India and China over the next 20 years.

Sunday, October 30, 2011 01:19 +0900 (JST)
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Japan population growth rate at record low

Japan's population is growing at its slowest pace ever, according to the latest national census.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 17:36 +0900 (JST)
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Elderly Make Up 23.3 Pct of Japan's Population

Tokyo, Sept. 16 (Jiji Press)--People aged 65 or more account for 23.3 pct of Japan's population, the highest level on record, the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry said Friday..........