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Population decreased by 259,000 last year

Japan's population totaled an estimated 127.79 million as of last Oct. 1, a decrease of 259,000, or 0.2 percent, from a year earlier, government data showed April 17.

The year-on-year fall was the largest since 1950, the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry said.

Of the total, Japanese nationals stood at 126.18 million, down 0.16 percent.

The population of Fukushima Prefecture, hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, decreased as much as 1.93 percent, to 1,990,000. It was the steepest decline on record for any prefecture.

Of the nation's population, people 65 or older accounted for 23.3 percent of the total, up 0.3 percentage point and hitting an all-time high. This percentage remained the highest in the world, exceeding Germany's 20.6 percent and Italy's 20.3 percent. (Kyodo News)

Shukan ST: APRIL 27, 2012

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National News Population decreased by 259,000 last year Japan's population totaled an estimated 127.79 million as of last Oct. 1, a decrease of 259,000, or 0.2 percent, from a year earlier, government data showed April 17. The year-on-year fall was the largest since 1950, the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry said. Of the total, Japanese nationals stood at 126.18 million, down 0.16 percent. The population of Fukushima Prefecture, hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, decreased as much as 1.93 percent, to 1,990,000. It was the steepest decline on record for any prefecture. Of the nation's population, people 65 or older accounted for 23.3 percent of the total, up 0.3 percentage point and hitting an all-time high. This percentage remained the highest in the world, exceeding Germany's 20.6 percent and Italy's 20.3 percent. (Kyodo News) Shukan ST: APRIL 27, 2012 (C) All rights reserved