It is rare that post-transplant pregnancies and childbirths by those who entered menopause due to cancer treatment have been closely monitored.

Japan’s birth rate has hit a new record low — just 720,988 births in 2024, marking the ninth consecutive year of decline. The consequences? A shrinking workforce, rising social security costs and a ...

Japan’s birth rate has hit a new record low — just 720,988 births in 2024, marking the ninth consecutive year of decline. The consequences? A shrinking workforce, rising social security costs and a ...

Births in Japan last year fell below 700,000 for the first time. This photo shows parents walking with their children in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on April 16, 2025. (Mainichi/Takuma Nakamura) The "low ...

Dahal Pratima, a certified care worker, enjoys reading picture books with her 2-year-old son, Pratik, on her day off, in Fukuoka's Chuo Ward, Sept. 15, 2025. (Mainichi/Masanori Hirakawa) FUKUOKA -- A ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans to include steps to raise the birth rate, such easier access to childcare and tax incentives, in a package of reforms due this month to tackle the biggest bottleneck to ...