In May, China started allowing couples to get married anywhere in the country — instead of their place of residence — in an effort to boost marriage rates and ease the country’s demographic crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/07/asia-pacific/society/china-marriage-tourism-push/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #china #marriage #population
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Why Are London’s Iconic Sparrows Disappearing?
"London’s house sparrow population has declined by an astonishing 71% over just 24 years, and a new study suggests that avian malaria may be the cause."
#sparrows #birds #ornithology #birding #London #population #disease #AvianMalaria #parasites https://medium.com/grrlscientist/why-are-londons-iconic-sparrows-disappearing-f7b879274f70
Why Are London’s Iconic Sparrows Disappearing?
"London’s house sparrow population has declined by an astonishing 71% over just 24 years, and a new study suggests that avian malaria may be the cause."
#sparrows #birds #ornithology #birding #London #population #disease #AvianMalaria #parasites https://medium.com/grrlscientist/why-are-londons-iconic-sparrows-disappearing-f7b879274f70
Climate change and population growth could bring about a resurgence of malaria following a stalling of efforts to fight the mosquito-borne illness, campaigners say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/10/21/climate-change/climate-change-population-malaria/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #malaria #climatechange #mosquitoes #population
An early slowing in the population growth as long as it is non-coercive & humane is a good thing.
The humane & non-coercive way to reduce population growth is to empower women.
Most projected population growth is going to be in Africa.
The fastest way to empower women in Africa is electrification through minigrid deployment. This is a win for this and many other things.
It is one of the most important things we could be supporting right now.
As the country-wide census survey begins, officials warn of people impersonating census workers and asking for personal information. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/28/japan/people-warned-of-census-related-fraud/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #population #surveys #fraud
The estimated number of people aged 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, falling by 50,000 from a year before, the internal affairs ministry said Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/japan/society/japans-elderly-population/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #agedadults #olderadults #population
The number of centenarians in Japan could soon pass the 100,000 mark, highlighting social security concerns amid a falling birth rate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/japan-centenarians-record-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #elderly #population
The follow of anti-immigration politics across #Europe ..
Esp. #Germany#Poland#Italy and #Spain will be absolutely hammered by #population declines if they put a halt to #immigration as far-right parties advocate for.
New Zealand’s population is growing at its slowest rate in almost three years as a sluggish economic recovery deters foreign immigrants and prompts more citizens to leave. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/19/asia-pacific/society/new-zealand-population-growth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #newzealand #population
As the population concentration in Tokyo is accelerating, the government has begun to take a different approach to help stem depopulation in regional areas and rev up local economies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/18/japan/post-war-tokyo-overconcentration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #population #depopulation #rurallife #cities #decentralization
The number of Japanese nationals in Japan fell by around 910,000 during 2024, to 120.7 million, while the population of foreign residents rose 10.65%, to 3.68 million. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/japan/society/japan-population-foreign-residents/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #population #depopulation #expats #foreignworkers
The proportion of foreign residents in Japan could surpass 10% of the population as early as 2040, Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/31/japan/society/japans-foreign-population-10-2040/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #keisukesuzuki #justiceministry #foreignworkers #population #depopulation
Prefectural governors have urged the central government to give top priority to measures against Japan's shrinking population, calling for a national campaign involving private companies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/24/japan/politics/japan-governors-meet-population/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #localgovernment #population #taxes #consumptiontax #aomori #2025upperhouseelection
Fukushima Prefecture is set to launch a public-private partnership initiative to mitigate the outflow of young people that has been a major factor behind population decline and the falling birth rate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/14/japan/fukushima-gender-gap-population-decline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #population #women039sissues #rurallife #hyogo