What is behind Japan’s unprecedented population crisis – and can it be stopped? https://www.byteseu.com/1280111/ #InternalAffairs #Japan #Japan’sPopulation #Population

What is behind Japan’s unprecedented population crisis – and can it be stopped?

Japan’s population is shrinking faster than ever, with nearly a million more deaths than births in 2024 – the steepest decline since records began in 1968. New figures released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications …
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #InternalAffairs #Japan’spopulation #news #Population
https://www.alojapan.com/1344693/what-is-behind-japans-unprecedented-population-crisis-and-can-it-be-stopped/

https://www.alojapan.com/1344693/what-is-behind-japans-unprecedented-population-crisis-and-can-it-be-stopped/ What is behind Japan’s unprecedented population crisis – and can it be stopped? #InternalAffairs #Japan #JapanNews #Japan’sPopulation #news #Population Japan’s population is shrinking faster than ever, with nearly a million more deaths than births in 2024 – the steepest decline since records began in 1968. New figures released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications last week showed that the number of Japanese nationals fell by

https://www.europesays.com/2321327/ South Korea’s Population Crisis Shrinks Military Amid Threat From North #BirthRate #Conflicts #military #NorthKorea #Population #SouthKorea

For this year's #WorldPopulationDay, we reported on some of our research which provides a detailed picture of how #economic, #social and #policy factors interact to shape #fertility and #family choices.

Read the full story in #ChangingPopulations (section 5): https://sway.cloud.microsoft/urKHaLPBnmc5tC1p?ref=Link

In section 10 of #ChangingPopulations, Ridhi Kashyap discusses updates to the Digital Gender Gaps dashboard, and the importance of digital #genderequality.

For example, women who own mobile phones and use the internet are more empowered with their health and decision-making within their households. #Digitalconnectivity can also bolster social connectedness and exchange between communities, and alleviate the impacts of #poverty.

https://sway.cloud.microsoft/urKHaLPBnmc5tC1p?ref=Link

In the new #ChangingPopulations, catch up on CPC-CG members' recent conference activities and get links to our latest webinar recordings (sections 11 & 13).

And find out about our upcoming events in section 2. Next stops: RGS-IBG, BSPS and ECSR conferences

https://sway.cloud.microsoft/urKHaLPBnmc5tC1p?ref=Link

#faszinierend und #erschreckend zugleich.
Aus der Abteilung #Sehenswert

#hightech #umwelt #population

https://www.ardmediathek.de/tv-programm/68667f4cd188e339ab9e3d85

What the Disappearance of Insects Means for Humanity and the Earth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3auCYkPpoc

We’re beginning to see that, despite our cultural misconceptions, insects are actually at the foundation of our biosphere, food supply, and nearly every life process on Earth…

Record number of people leaving B.C., mostly for Alberta and Ontario
'What we heard repeatedly is people who are leaving are leaving by necessity and not by choice,' Braden McMillan with the Business Council of B.C. said.
#migration #economy #population #BC #Alberta #Ontario
https://globalnews.ca/news/11320744/record-number-people-leaving-bc-alberta-ontario/

The number of Japanese nationals in Japan fell by around 910,000 during 2024, to 120.7 million, while the population of foreign residents rose 10.65%, to 3.68 million. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/japan/society/japan-population-foreign-residents/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #population #depopulation #expats #foreignworkers

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/06/chemical-pollution-threat-comparable-climate-change-scientists-warn-novel-entities; https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/23/earth-breach-planetary-boundaries-health-check-oceans; https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/03/world-in-15tn-plastics-crisis-hitting-health-from-infancy-to-old-age-report-warns. "More than 3,600... #chemicals from food contact materials... alone are found in human bodies, 80 of which are of significant concern. PFAS 'forever chemicals'... have been found in nearly all humans tested, & are now so ubiquitous that in many locations even rainwater contains levels regarded as unsafe to drink. Meanwhile, more than 90% of the global #population breathes air that breaches WHO #pollution guidelines."

Ireland needs to prepare for public spending rise as population ages – watchdog

Ireland’s young population means the State is spending less on pensions and healthcare than other European countries, according…
#Ireland #IE #Europe #Europa #EU #Government #healthcare #ifac #ireland #pensions #Population #spending
https://www.europesays.com/2305961/

https://www.europesays.com/2305961/ Ireland needs to prepare for public spending rise as population ages – watchdog #Government #healthcare #ifac #ireland #pensions #Population #spending

OUT NOW - Issue 16 of our newsletter #ChangingPopulations

A handy round-up of our activities from 2025 so far, including all things #demography, #population #ageing, #pensions, #fertility, #family, #geography, #economics, #socialpolicy and more...

Grab some lunch and take a look

https://sway.cloud.microsoft/urKHaLPBnmc5tC1p?ref=Link

How Randomness Can Flip Evolution: New Study Uncovers Surprising Role of Population Noise

Summary & Analysis by Tahirah Williams of “Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics for Finite Populations and the Noise-Induced Reversal of Selection” by Bhat et al.
https://www.amnat.org/an/newpapers/Jan-2025-Bhat.html

The proportion of foreign residents in Japan could surpass 10% of the population as early as 2040, Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/31/japan/society/japans-foreign-population-10-2040/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #keisukesuzuki #justiceministry #foreignworkers #population #depopulation

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jul/27/why-the-icj-is-delaying-a-gaza-genocide-verdict. The ICJ is a toothless wonder in any event - & the fact that it won't decide one way or the other until 2027 is absolutely risible. The entire #population of #Gaza could have been exterminated by then, & the whole question of whether or not #Israel was committing #genocide there would have been proved beyond any shadow of a doubt - far too late to be prevented!

y en la ruta de hoy, se me ocurrió variarle un poco hasta que salí a zonas favelarias bandaaa... donde "ya se la saben Cainal" ahí en la punta del cerro, y de mala suerte se me reventó el pedal de tanta presión en las subidas y me tuve que regresar así... , por suerte no se rompió, solo se desajustó y tuvo arreglo.... curioso fue ver sobre la misma ruta, a varios aprendiendo a ser Moteros Mortalikos, lo que comprueba que se está muy lejos, pero lejísimos de adoptar vehículos eléctricos.