Current laws in Japan, which dictate that families should adopt one family name after marriage, could result in the whole population being named "Sato."
The number of babies born in Japan in 2023 fell to a record low from a year earlier as the country's population shrank by its largest ever margin, government data shows
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Japan's birth rate declined for the seventh consecutive year in 2022 to a record low, the health ministry said on Friday, underscoring the sense of crisis gripping the country as the population shrinks and ages rapidly.