Top court repeals order for registry of surrogate-born twins

Top court repeals order for registry of surrogate-born twins

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 7 Kyodo - Japanese TV personality Aki Mukai (L) and former professional wrestler Nobuhiko Takada are pictured during a press conference on April 11, 2007, after the Supreme Court repealed in March a lower court ruling ordering a Tokyo ward office to accept on its registry twins born to the couple through an American surrogate mother. The decision by the top court finalized Shinagawa Ward's rejection to register the 2003 births of the boys.(Kyodo)

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

The Number of Births in China Increase in 2024

YICHANG, CHINA - JANUARY 19, 2025 - Parents play in a park with their young children in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Jan 19, 2025. According to data released by China's National Bureau of Statistics, 9.54 million people were born in China in 2024, an increase of 520,000 compared with 2023.

Emperor, empress attend music concert

Emperor, empress attend music concert

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend a concert by the Metropolitan Police Department music band in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2014. The concert was held to celebrate the 80th anniversary of their births. (Pool photo by Tokyo Shimbun)

Measures for declining births in Japan

Measures for declining births in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Masako Mori (L), minister of state for measures for the declining birthrate, receives a set of proposals from a government task force on the issue at the Consumer Affairs Agency in Tokyo in May 2014.

Top court repeals order for registry of surrogate-born twins

Top court repeals order for registry of surrogate-born twins

TOKYO, Japan - Files photos show TV personality Aki Mukai (L) and former professional wrestler Nobuhiko Takada. The Supreme Court on March 23 repealed a lower court ruling ordering a Tokyo ward office to accept on its registry twins born to the couple through an American surrogate mother. The decision by the top court's No. 2 petty bench finalizes Shinagawa Ward's rejection to register the births of the boys, now aged 3.

(1)Couple abducted by N. Korea register marriage

(1)Couple abducted by N. Korea register marriage

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (L) and Fukie Hamamoto (2nd from L), a Japanese couple abducted to North Korea in 1978, register their marriage Oct. 23 with the government of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, their hometown. They also registered the births of their North Korean-born daughter, 21, and two sons, 18 and 15, who did not accompany them to Japan. (Pool photo)

New Zealand population growth lowest since 1986

STORY: New Zealand population growth lowest since 1986: statistics DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Queenstown 2. various of Wellington STORYLINE: New Zealand's resident population provisionally grew by 12,700 or 0.2 percent over the year, to reach 5.12 million on June 30 this year, the country's statistics department Stats NZ said on Tuesday. This is the lowest annual growth rate since June 1986 when the population barely changed, Stats NZ. New Zealand's population change is a combination of natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration (migrant arrivals minus migrant departures), it said. "The net migration loss combined with a lower natural increase has resulted in this low level of population growth," population estimates and projections acting manager Rebekah Hennessey said in a statement. In the year ended June 2022, the number of births remained around 61,000 while the number of deaths grew by 10.1 percent to 36,90

Lambs being raised in Hokkaido park

Lambs being raised in Hokkaido park

Around 260 lambs are being raised in a theme park's vinyl greenhouse in Eniwa on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on April 5, 2016, as the season for lamb births has peaked. The lambs will be shown to the public from the end of April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Lambs being raised in Hokkaido park

Lambs being raised in Hokkaido park

Around 260 lambs are being raised in a theme park's vinyl greenhouse in Eniwa on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on April 5, 2016, as the season for lamb births has peaked. The lambs will be shown to the public from the end of April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Top court repeals order for registry of surrogate-born twins

Top court repeals order for registry of surrogate-born twins

TOKYO, Japan - Files photos show TV personality Aki Mukai (L) and former professional wrestler Nobuhiko Takada. The Supreme Court on March 23 repealed a lower court ruling ordering a Tokyo ward office to accept on its registry twins born to the couple through an American surrogate mother. The decision by the top court's No. 2 petty bench finalizes Shinagawa Ward's rejection to register the births of the boys, now aged 3. (Kyodo)

(1)Couple abducted by N. Korea register marriage

(1)Couple abducted by N. Korea register marriage

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (L) and Fukie Hamamoto (2nd from L), a Japanese couple abducted to North Korea in 1978, register their marriage Oct. 23 with the government of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, their hometown. They also registered the births of their North Korean-born daughter, 21, and two sons, 18 and 15, who did not accompany them to Japan. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)