Japan's Population Crisis Reaches Tipping Point

Japan Is on the Verge of an Economic Collapse That Began Long Before Trump Tariffs

Japan’s economy contracted in the first quarter of 2025 - its first contraction in a year, and a much worse showing than analysts expected.

Japan's population crisis reaches tipping point

Japan has been struggling to cope with a combination of anaemic economic growth and a shrinking population for over 30 years. 2025 marks the tipping point when the rising costs outstrip the country's capacity to pay for them. The FT's Tokyo bureau chief Leo Lewis looks at how the country has managed its slow burning demographic crisis and what the rest of the world can learn from its experience

Japan Is on the Verge of an Economic Collapse That Began Long Before Trump Tariffs – altnews.org

Japan’s economy contracted in the first quarter of 2025 – its first contraction in a year and a much worse