10 Million Immigrants for Japan?

Author: Artefact
Filed under: Japan, News
Date: Jun 9, 2008 12:37 JST

Tags: Demographics, Immigration, LDP

As a countermeasure against population decline caused by a lowered birthrate, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (or at least a faction thereof) is proposing that Japan should aim for 10% of its population (128 million) to be comprised of immigrants by 2050, which would mean an additional 10 million on top of the current 1-2 million (depending on criteria).

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Artefact commented on June 9, 2008 18:22

The prize appears to be paying the pensions and medical bills of the increasingly elderly Japanese...... More

Mike commented on June 9, 2008 14:38

Interesting. Yeah, they are going to have to find some way to assimilate those immigrants if they don't want this effort to cause xenophobia on the part of the native Japanese and ghettoized resentment on... More

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Tokyo World Hikikomori Capital?

Author: Artefact
Filed under: News, Tokyo
Date: May 21, 2008 23:07 JST

Tags: Demographics, Hikikomori, Statistics, Tokyo, Welcome to the NHK

The Tokyo government has recently conducted some empirical research into the number of adult hikikomori to be found in the capital, and their findings are some of the first credible statistics regarding the “issue”, as there have been a number of baseless assertions previously. They claim over 25,000 adult hikikomori in the capital, and they seem to think this worthy of action. Details follow.

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Japanese Youth: IQ and Lust in Decline?

Author: Artefact
Filed under: Japan, News
Date: May 12, 2008 02:23 JST

Tags: Business, Demographics, Education, Japan, Mass Media, Sex

Japanese young men no longer visit brothels - the reason seems obvious

Two rather similar stories come to my attention via Itainews, one alleging that Japanese youth are suffering from a decline in literacy and historical knowledge, and another asserting the Japan’s sex trade is facing dire straits because young men no longer have the sex drive they once had (presumably they are pursuing alternatives rather than abstinence, although the article doesn’t address this for reasons which will become obvious).

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Yuun commented on August 12, 2008 10:52

Lolz... not to mention children have been declining with most new families reduce their instinct and desire for generativity. Again... is matter of time before all those schools, and training centre for children close doors.... More

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