Japanese court says that transgender sterilization is unconstitutional
A family court in Japan has declared unconstitutional a requirement for transgender individuals be sterilised before changing their legal gender. The legal battle began in...
A Japanese professor at Yale floats the idea of mass suicide for the elderly
With a fertility rate of about 1.3 children per woman and a third of the population over 65, it seems inevitable that some Japanese should...
Japanese PM says that his country is falling off a demographic cliff
Japan’s Prime Minister has warned that his country will fall over an economic and social cliff unless it manages to reverse its population decline. “Our...
Japan could ban sperm donation for lesbians and single women
Sperm donation in Japan operates in a grey zone – neither forbidden nor regulated. But legislation is being written to change that. Based on guidelines...
Japan’s new PM promotes IVF to boost birth rate
Japan's biggest long-term problems are a low birth rate and a shrinking population. Incoming Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has pledged to provide insurance coverage for...
Will IVF turn around Japan’s declining population?
Five percent of Japanese babies are due to IVF – one of the highest rates in the world. Still, according to The Economist, “No country...