Record number of babies born to foreign parents in Japan amid political row over migration

<p>More than 20,000 children were born to non-Japanese couples, accounting for more than 3% of all newborns</p><p>The number of babies born to foreign parents reached a record high in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/japan">Japan</a> in 2024, underlining rapid demographic changes that have propelled migration to the heart of the country’s political debate.</p><p>More than 20,000 children were born to non-Japanese couples, accounting for more than 3% of all newborns, according to the health ministry – in stark contrast to another sharp fall in the number born to Japanese parents.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/13/record-number-babies-born-foreign-parents-japan-political-row-migration">Continue reading...</a>