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Japan's population has fallen by three million in the
five years. This is the largest drop since
began in 1920. Japan's government released
for its 2025 census. This
survey is carried out every five years. The latest one reveals that the number of
in October was around 123 million. This was a drop of just over 3 million from 2020. This is a
of 2.5 per cent. The census is the
in a row to show a decrease. Japan's
confirmed that
decline is advancing. It vowed to take "comprehensive
".