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The number of babies born in Japan in 2025 fell to 705,809 compared with the previous year. – AFP Photo

The declining birth rate is not necessarily driven by economic factors alone, but is more closely linked to awareness levels and the confidence of young couples in raising children.

For nearly two decades, a woman found herself returning again and again to the National Registration Department, enduring bureaucratic hurdles because her parents’ marriage had never been registered, all in her quest to be recognised as a lawful citizen. - BERNAMA FILE PIX

Sarah, Duchess of York reacts outside after attending the Royal Family's traditional Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church on the Sandringham Estate in eastern England, on Dec 25, 2023. - (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP)

Investigations later revealed that the pair had previously been married but divorced about three to four years ago.

Erra Fazira and businessman Ezwan’s akad nikah (marriage solemnisation) ceremony took place at Rinjani Majestic, Kampung Melayu Subang here, this morning. Photo by Bernama

TAYLOR Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce are reportedly tying the knot on Saturday, June 13, 2026, according to international media outlets. Photo: Instagram

WITH Malaysia’s beloved primadonna Erra Fazira set to tie the knot on Dec 12, the internet is buzzing with excitement and one big question: Who is the man who finally won Erra’s heart after more than a decade of single motherhood? Photo source: Ezwan Zain's Instagram

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad warned that young Malaysians marrying later or forgoing children is accelerating the country’s ageing population, urging encouragement of earlier marriages and larger families.

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