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Japan's
fell by three million in the past five years. This is the largest drop since
began in 1920. The government released
for its latest five-yearly
. It shows that the
of people in Japan in October was around 123 million. This is a
of 2.5 per cent. The census is the third in a
to show a decrease. Japan's
said that the population
is advancing. It said it would take
to address it.
