Yokohama, Hiroshima log first population losses of postwar era
Demography
Japan’s demographic drain spreads from rural areas to major cities
Tokyo was one of only two Japanese prefectures to log population growth in the 2025 census. (Photo by Yutaka Miyaguchi)
HATSUKI SATO and MOMOKO KIDERA
TOKYO/HIROSHIMA, Japan — The population in 13 of 20 key Japanese cities declined in new census data, with such places as Yokohama and Hiroshima shrinking for the first time in the post-World War II era.
