Government figures show 320,458 babies were born to Japanese nationals between January and June. Experts attribute the increase partly to rising marriage numbers in 2024 and 2025, a key factor influencing the number of newborns.

However, annual births are expected to remain near record-low levels.

Japan recorded 671,270 births in 2025, its tenth consecutive annual record low. Birth numbers have generally declined since reaching 2.09 million in 1973. The government has expanded childcare allowances and parental leave benefits to address the decline.

Officials consider the period until the early 2030s the last opportunity to reverse the country’s falling birth rate.

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