Number of 18-year-olds in Japan rises to 1.09 mil

[Japan Today] - 01/1/2025

The number of 18-year-olds in Japan totaled 1.09 million as of Wednesday, a government estimate showed, up by 30,000 from last year but marking the second-lowest figure on…



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