Japan’s birth rate edges up 0.4% in January-June, thanks to Tokyo

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Japan's birth rate rose 0.4% in the first half of the year, marking its first first-half increase in 11 years. Tokyo recorded a 4.7% increase, the largest among the country's prefectures.

This is the first increase in the first half in 11 years, with the capital's 4.7% jump in births being the highest among all prefectures.