Japan population sees record five-year drop, census showsJapan's population has seen a record decline. Census data reveals a 2.5 percent drop over five years. The number of newborns also fell for ...
29 May, 2026, 09.33 AM IST
India's shock absorbers are not workingIndia's external sector faces unprecedented pressure. Shock absorbers that previously aided recovery have weakened simultaneously. This inc...
19 May, 2026, 02.37 AM IST
India becomes second-largest diamond jewellery market with 12% global share, overtakes China and JapanIndia has emerged as the world’s second-largest diamond jewellery market, driven by rising incomes and strong demand from Gen Z and millenn...
10 Apr, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
View: Why India’s South thinks it has to populate or perishSome Indian states are now encouraging women to have more children. This shift comes as fertility rates fall in the south and east, while n...
30 Mar, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
Elon Musk predicts that this country will lose 1 million people by the end of 2025: 'AI is the only hope...'Elon Musk, head of SpaceX and Tesla, is worried about Japan's shrinking population. He says Japan will lose nearly a million people this ye...
08 Aug, 2025, 11.37 PM IST
Big demographic change in Japan: More diapers are being sold for the elderly than babiesJapan faces a demographic shift. Adult diaper sales exceed baby diaper sales. Oji Holdings stops making baby diapers in Japan. They will fo...
18 Apr, 2025, 11.21 PM IST
Japan’s birthrate hits new low: Expert warns only one teenager will be left by THIS year in world's 4th biggest economyJapan faces a severe demographic crisis with a record low birthrate, a shrinking workforce, and rising social security costs. Government me...
27 Feb, 2025, 07.43 PM IST
Bigger BHKs, Fewer Babies: Zoho' Sridhar Vembu on why birth rates are sinking due to 'sophisticated people'Sridhar Vembu suggest why people are producing less babies, and its related to size of houses and misguided modern conceptsZoho founder Sri...
23 Feb, 2025, 12.02 PM IST
Some people in Japan are ready to pay money to stay in jail. The reason is heart-breakingIn Japan, some elderly individuals are ready to opt for incarceration to escape loneliness, among other reasons, as single-person household...
20 Jan, 2025, 03.34 PM IST
More countries, including China, are grappling with shrinking and aging populationsCountries grappling with population decline and aging issues offer financial incentives to encourage childbirth. China, Japan, Italy, and S...
17 Jan, 2025, 10.06 AM IST
China's looming crisis is why Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu prefers a rural lifeZoho CEO Sridhar Vembu discusses rural living and traditional values in addressing demographic challenges, comparing China and Japan. He po...
06 Jan, 2025, 12.10 AM IST
Not just Singapore. Elon Musk has also warned three other countries are in danger of becoming extinct from EarthElon Musk has voiced concerns about declining birth rates, in Singapore, where the fertility rate has dropped to a historic low of 0.97. He...
09 Dec, 2024, 03.11 PM IST
Japan's birth rate hits record low, Tokyo introduces government dating app to boost marriage ratesJapan faces a demographic challenge with plunging birth and fertility rates, prompting governmental initiatives like a state-backed dating ...
08 Jun, 2024, 12.42 PM IST
Japan introduces dating app to boost marriage and birth ratesTokyo City Hall is introducing "Tokyo Futari Story" to combat loneliness and declining marriage rates in Japan. This initiative includes a ...
06 Jun, 2024, 10.35 PM IST
Why is Japan grappling with record-low birth rates? Here’s what the govt saidJapan faces a significant demographic challenge, with the country's birth rate hitting a record low for the eighth consecutive year. The mo...
02 Mar, 2024, 12.59 AM IST
Major economies to slow down, India's demographics favourable: DBSAccording to DBS, India's potential GDP growth will fall by only six-tenths of a percentage point (60 basis points) over the coming decade.
28 Feb, 2016, 04.38 PM IST
- World economy headed for another crash: US guru
The world economy will face a crisis in the next two years even bigger than the downturn currently buffeting the global financial system.
22 Jun, 2009, 03.16 PM IST