According to a demographic survey based on the Resident Register as of January 1, announced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on January 9, the Japanese population in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa decreased by 0.1% from the previous year to 35,610,115.
This marked the first year-on-year decline since the survey began in 1975. Due to the declining birthrate and ageing population, the number of deaths exceeded the number of births, resulting in a natural decrease that could not be compensated by an influx of population. The population decline in rural areas is even greater. A review of the urban model to match the population is inevitable.
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