Editorial

13:59 JST, November 3, 2025

The government has been implementing various initiatives to stop the decline in the population, including measures against the low birth rate and regional revitalization. However, it cannot be said that these efforts have yielded significant results.

It is necessary to review past steps to identify problems, and compile and implement comprehensive measures that have greater potential effectiveness.

The government has said it plans to establish a central task force within this year to serve as a control tower to coordinate measures in the battle against the declining population. In her first policy speech at the Diet, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi emphasized, “Japan’s greatest problem is its shrinking population.”

Japan’s population has been declining since it........

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