Japan's Aging Society
I had my 日本事情 lesson today. Translated, it simply means aspects of Japanese society. Sorry, I tried searching in my electronic dictionary for an easier expression in English but I got nada... Haha. I guess some words just can't be translated.
Anyway, the main dilemma faced by Japanese is this; Japan's society is one that is aging so rapidly that in 2050, Japan would need 17 million new immigrants, which represents 13% of Japan's population. Shocking but true. The drop in Japan's fertility rates, the choice of individuals to remain single, co-residence with parents and the timing of births are among some of the roots of this major conflict.
Unless the Japanese government can figure out some effective measures to reduce the aging of Japan's society, this will have detrimental effects on the country, especially its economy.
3 comments:
17 million new immigrants? 17 ooo ooo... wow... as if Japan in itself is not over - populated. And that is about 4 - 5 times the population of New Zealand right now.
actually most of the Japanese live in Tokyo and Osaka. Japan itself can still accomodate more people. the working population is indeed facing a crisis, cos like in my NCT, most of the teachers are nearing their retiring age. when the time comes, there will be a shortage of teachers. the same goes to the other sectors. true, they have lots of citizens but most of them are long past the age when they can really contribute to the development of their nation.
I bet the immigration scheme to Japan is really wide open right now.
They are having shortage as you said right, then there should be a lot more opportunities, therefore, what are causing all those suicide?
What is the retiring age for Japan?
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