The population of Japan was 60 million in 1925, 73 million in 1940, 72 million after the war in 1945, 128 million in 2010, then dropped to 126 million in 2020, and further declined to 123 million in 2025. The falling birth rate has been the primary reason for the decline, but the economy, earthquake / tsunami / Fukushima nuclear disaster and COVID Pandemic also contributed.   In 2024, 60 countries/sites, yes, 60, had a drop in population.   Spain  -0.02% Thailand  -.06% South Korea  -0.08% Greenland -0.16% China  -0.22% Italy  -0.31% Germany  -.0.34% Cuba  -0.38% Taiwan  -0.43% Japan  -0.51% Russia  -.053% Greece  -1.77% Saint Martin -4.92% The U.S. population is projected to increase from 342 million in 2024 to a peak of 370 million in 2080, then drop to 366 million in 2100. The two main population centers in Japan are Kanto (Tokyo, Yokohama, etc.) Province with 43.7 million and Kansai (Osaka, Kyoto, etc.) Provi...

 I was reminded that I don't have a name for our current trip.   For example, there was  My Ultimate Global Adventure  or MUGA of 2013, where I flew First Class Around the World in 51 days.   My Ultimate Fantasy Adventure , or MUFA of 2014, was in business class, only in the Orient, and was about a month long.  My Global Around the World Adventure,  or GAWA in 2015, lasted 65 days.  They were all wonderful. So I need an acronym or initialization ( not sure what the difference is ).  Some don't work: JAP for  J apan  A dventure for  P at:  Jap is a nasty perjorative, and I wasn't alone on this trip. OFAL for  O ur  F all  A utumn  L ayover: animal organs don't impart good memories, although, we really did not do much, so the L part makes sense. ACE for  A utumn  C olors  E xtravaganza:  no, we missed the colors on Hokkaido, and much of what we've seen so far has been sp...