The claim
政府が人口を4000万人減らして8000万人にする
Original review summary
The review says the government did not announce a plan to reduce the population by 40 million. The proposal instead aimed to stabilize Japan’s population at around 80 million by 2100, in response to a projection that it could fall to about 63 million.[S1]
Additional context
The review identifies the proposal as a population strategy presented to then-Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on January 9, 2024; a related FNN video was posted the following day. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] 日本ファクトチェックセンター original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026