I wrote:
> . . . Until sometime well into this century, there was no internet as far
> as I know. No fast internet, anyway. Now, there is. If a young person
> wanted to move there and work virtually in Tokyo, or Hiroshima, which is
> the closest city, she could do that. She could commute to
H L V wrote:
> Could Japan reimagine itself as a country of immigrants?
>
Nope. I find that unthinkable. Although there are many more immigrants than
there were in the 1970s, and it is much easier to get a visa. Still, I
can't see it.
The article says Japan's fertility rate is 1.3. In Canada it is 1.4. Both
are well below the replacement rate of 2.1, but Canada relies on
immigration to reduce the gap.
Could Japan reimagine itself as a country of immigrants?
Harry
On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 4:47 PM Jed Rothwell wrote:
> I am not
I am not worried about the population decline in Japan. As I see it, the
problem itself will bring about the solution. I mean that the reasons the
population is declining will be fixed by the decline itself. Sooner or
later, people will start having more children again. Here is a quote from
CNN
https://www.foxnews.com/world/chinas-xi-panic-coming-population-crisis-more-provocative-more-belligerent-chang
On Sun, Feb 26, 2023, 4:03 PM Jed Rothwell wrote:
> Robin wrote:
>
>
>> The economic impact of an aging population can be mitigated by increasing
>> automation, which makes it
Robin wrote:
> The economic impact of an aging population can be mitigated by increasing
> automation, which makes it possible for fewer
> young people to continue to produce enough to support the elderly.
I strongly agree. When there are not enough workers for any reason, that
spurs the
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