Japan's child population hits record low, down for 43rd straight year

STORY: Japan's child population hits record low, down for 43rd straight year SHOOTING TIME: May 3, 2024 and archives DATELINE: May 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of children in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's estimated child population as of April 1 stood at 14.01 million, marking a fall for the 43rd straight year, government data showed. The number of children aged 14 or younger, including foreigners, dropped 330,000 from a year before to hit its record low since comparable data became available in 1950, according to data released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on Saturday. The ratio of children to the country's total population fell 0.2 percentage point to 11.3 percent, also the lowest level since 1950, declining for 50 years in a row. By gender, the population of boys came to 7.18 million compared with 6.83 million girls. By age, 3.17 million children were in the 12 to 14 age group, while 2.35 million were in the 0 to 2 age group, sug

Toyota wants to be 'front runner in quality,' president says

Toyota wants to be 'front runner in quality,' president says

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe, addressing an audience in Nagoya on Sug. 27, says his company will target becoming a ''front runner in quality'' even as it stands poised to become the world's No. 1 automobile seller this year. ''It is possible to attain annual sales of 10 million vehicles soon, but we want to be a front runner in quality, not quantity.''

Toyota wants to be 'front runner in quality,' president says

Toyota wants to be 'front runner in quality,' president says

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe, addressing an audience in Nagoya on Sug. 27, says his company will target becoming a ''front runner in quality'' even as it stands poised to become the world's No. 1 automobile seller this year. ''It is possible to attain annual sales of 10 million vehicles soon, but we want to be a front runner in quality, not quantity.'' (Kyodo)