Japan's population totals 127.79 mil. in 2011, down 259,000 from 2010
18:02, 17 April 2012
TOKYO. April 17. KAZINFORM Japan's population totaled an estimated 127,799,000 as of Oct. 1, 2011, a decrease of 259,000, or 0.2 percent, from a year earlier, government data showed Tuesday.
The year-on-year fall was the biggest since 1950, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said.
Of the total, Japanese nationals stood at 126,180,000, down 0.16 percent, Kyodo reports.
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