With record-low births, rising deaths, and entrenched gender norms, Japan is struggling to address its ‘quiet emergency’ ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has called the situation a "quiet emergency", as birth rates continue to plummet.

Shrinking number of males of enlistment age and low birth rates fuel concerns about national defence capabilities, report ...

South Korea's military has shrunk to about 450,000 people - a decline of 20% over the last six years, according to a defence ...

When the facts change”, economist JM Keynes is supposed to have said to a critic, “I change my mind. What do you do, sir?” ...

Nigel Farage says "an Afghan male has a 22 times more likely chance of being convicted of rape than somebody born in this ...

Sometimes in business, it’s not just what you know, it’s where you are. Whether it’s easier access to talent, a thriving ...

Nottingham City Council is expected to issue a statutory notice to shut the school and nursery in the coming weeks ...

Women who took part in a weight loss programme had a 21% higher chance of becoming pregnant overall – whether naturally or ...

A new WalletHub study ranks the best and worst states to have a baby in 2025, as rising costs push delivery prices as high as ...

A 2,500-home development in Wiltshire might be built without a secondary school. Ashton Park, to the south east of Trowbridge ...

Shows electric. Bobby gets lost in the throng of Oasis fans and is impressed by four sell out shows on the Fringe weekend the ...