Yokohama, Hiroshima log first population losses of postwar era

Nikkei Asia | May 29, 2026, 5:06 p.m. | Original

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.

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