As Japan’s Population Shrinks, a City Is Accused of Padding Census Numbers

The police are investigating how about 3,000 nonexistent residents were added to official data for Toyama.
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Published1 h ago (Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:01:04 GMT)
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AuthorHisako Ueno and Tiffany May