Takaichi Flags Japan’s Shrinking Population as a ‘National Crisis’

"Population decline is a quietly advancing national crisis," Takaichi said in parliament, pledging to "formulate a comprehensive population strategy" by the end of this year.

By : AFP

Update: 2026-10-05 10:37 GMT

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a speech during a plenary session of the House of Representatives at the National Diet in Tokyo on October 5, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said that the decline in Japan's population is a "quietly advancing national crisis" in a policy speech on Monday.

"Population decline is a quietly advancing national crisis," Takaichi said in parliament, pledging to "formulate a comprehensive population strategy" by the end of this year.