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Low birthrate and ageing population pose ‘an urgent risk to society’, but can opening its borders to skilled overseas workers fix the problem?

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[–] PP_BOY_ 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

My grandfather would probably mutter something about how "you sleep in the bed you make." People have been calling this for more than a decade, but Japan would rather watch itself die than to encourage immigration (or, God forbid, enact changes to encourage a domestic population growth).

This isn't limited to the big evil capitalist politicians, either. Xenophobia exists across almost all layers in Japanese society across the country.

[–] spez_ 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Personally I support a no growth mindset. No more population growth, at worst a population stagnation but at best a population decline

[–] diffuselight 1 points 1 year ago

It’s great if your country doesn’t force the young to finance the old.

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