After 2020, 46 prefectures will experience a decrease in population and after 2040, even Tokyo will see a drop. The total population in 2050 is estimated to be 104.686 million, a decline of 21.46 ...

comparisons are often made between Osaka and Tokyo prefectures in the national spotlight, and 36 percent of Osakans feel that Tokyo is their rival. The award for most rivalry-attracting prefecture ...

Six other prefectures saw net population inflows, including four that surround Tokyo -- Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba and Yamanashi. Yamanashi experienced a reversal of the trend in 2023, when more ...

The other eight prefectures that recorded population gains were Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba, which all neighbor Tokyo, as well as Aichi, Fukuoka, Okinawa, Osaka and Shiga. However, the increase in ...