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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

The Asian country that has seen its number of children fall for 44th year running

A baby, held by sumo wrestlers, cries during the Nakizumo or crying baby sumo contest at Sensoji Temple on April 28, 2019 - (Getty Images)

The crisis of declining birth rate in Japan continues to worsen, as new government figures showed the country’s child population has fallen for the 44th straight year to a new record low.

In Japan the total number of children aged under 15, including foreign nationals, dropped 350,000 to 13.66 million, according to the data released by the ministry of internal affairs and communications on Sunday.

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