Japan’s population projected to plummet by almost 40 million by 2065

[Xennial]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...t-children-demographic-timebomb-a7678116.html

 

[fluid hips]

Oh well

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

until they give women more rights Na dbetter benefit

 

[DCAllAfrican]

The elderly population outnumbers the young folks, not surprising.

 

[jjs]

They don’t make kids and don’t allow immigrants to come in.

Not surprising.

 

[Brownstone]

Ethnocentric society combined with low wages and one of the highest rents in the world. Who can afford kids there?

1/3rd of the population though...That is high.

 

[nawghtyhare]

I mean they live on a small *** island country
Don’t seen that low to me

 

[alchemist iq]

Konichiwa B!

 

[whatscomplex]

For someone who doesn't understand economics, even if overall gdp goes down, this also means the average person will be a lot wealthier right? Since the wealth will be distributed to a smaller population?

 

[Nereyda Vuelve Por Dios]

Man japans society is fascinating.

Acceptble crime syndicates, low birth rate, single recluse young people, dope fashion/food, highly efficient workforce/economy, etc.

 

[Stakeholder]

is there anything that we can do?

 

[ninjahood]

all that porn got em lazy

 

[Xennial]

Highly efficient workforce????? They have more salarymen working 100 hr weeks than any other country in the world, some of those men work 600 hours a month. That's like 4 hours a day NOT WORKING.

highly efficient workforce/economy, etc.

 

[stuntman mike]

is there anything that we can do?

 

[blastercombo]

Their lifestyle is so broken it’s interesting. They’re a “what if” in human evolution. What if humans lived like ants

 

[jjs]

For someone who doesn't understand economics, even if overall gdp goes down, this also means the average person will be a lot wealthier right? Since the wealth will be distributed to a smaller population?

The problem is that the population is aging. Working force will have to support an even bigger non-working folks because they are too old.

 

[RustyShackleford]

That is what xenophobia does to a country.

Their economy is gonna suffer major because of this too. Their economy has already been struggling for a good while.

GDP is driven by population growth. If birth rates can't do it, then you have to look to immigrants.

 

[ninjahood]

 

[stuntman mike]

i listened to a story on NPR about the japanese being more open to letting immigrants to come in to provide care for the elderly.

 

[tay1]

They don’t make kids and don’t allow immigrants to come in.

Not surprising.

Japan needs immigrants, but do immigrants need Japan?

A proposed amendment to the immigration law, if passed, will create two new visas for foreign workers.

The first, renewable for up to 5 years, would cover semi-qualified, blue-collar workers, and is aimed at plugging gaps in areas such as care-giving and manufacturing.

The second type, which would have no renewal limit, is aimed at attracting high-skilled workers. Both visas require proficiency in Japanese.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/06/asia/japan-immigration-bill-foreign-workers/index.html

 

[Brownstone]

https://www.wsj.com/articles/japan-...a-break-from-its-historical-stance-1544215014

There is a paywall, but interesting development......

Seems to me a lot of recipes for disaster in Japan....Despite being one of our best allies, almost nobody speaks english, good luck continuing growth at its current population decline.

 

[Korofi]

i listened to a story on NPR about the japanese being more open to letting immigrants to come in to provide care for the elderly.

That means Chinese or Koreans

 

[tay1]

https://www.wsj.com/articles/japan-...a-break-from-its-historical-stance-1544215014

There is a paywall, but interesting development......

Seems to me a lot of recipes for disaster in Japan....Despite being one of our best allies, almost nobody speaks english, good luck continuing growth at its current population decline.

It sure wont solve their population problems. The workers will stack, send and take that money home, and dip.

 

[whatscomplex]

That means Chinese or Koreans

That would be really interesting if they, especially Abe and his administration, gave preferential treatment to Koreans.

 

[shibadekobe]

That is what xenophobia does to a country.

Their economy is gonna suffer major because of this too. Their economy has already been struggling for a good while.

GDP is driven by population growth. If birth rates can't do it, then you have to look to immigrants.

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/go...my-shrinks-more-than-previously-thought-in-q3

2 consecutive Quarters of contraction = technical recession