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Japan’s Population Crisis Nears Point of No Return

Japan’s Population Crisis Nears Point of No Return

By Thisanka Siripala
Japan’s population decline is following the worst-case scenario, prompting the government to devise urgent policies to incentivize more births. 

Missiles Are No Substitute for Japan Self-Defense Forces’ Manpower Shortage

Missiles Are No Substitute for Japan Self-Defense Forces’ Manpower Shortage

By Samuel Porter
For all the focus on rising budgets and offensive strike capabilities, a far more mundane concern is posing a dire threat to Japan’s security.
In Numbers: The Changing Composition of Populations in China, India, and Japan

In Numbers: The Changing Composition of Populations in China, India, and Japan

By Diplomat Risk Intelligence
A new DRI Trendlines looks at demographics of three leading Asian powers, and how key variables paint a complicated and, in large parts, pessimistic picture.

Japan’s Self-Destructive Immigration Policy

Japan’s Self-Destructive Immigration Policy

By Markus Bell
Criminalizing asylum seekers and stigmatizing immigration is only worsening Japan’s demographic crisis.

What the Imperial House Tells Us About Japan’s Demographic Crisis

What the Imperial House Tells Us About Japan’s Demographic Crisis

By Will Fee
Aging, shrinking, its top position reserved exclusively for men – Japan's monarchy is a neat microcosm of society as a whole.

Japan Struggles to Secure Radioactive Nuclear Waste Dump Sites

Japan Struggles to Secure Radioactive Nuclear Waste Dump Sites

By Thisanka Siripala
A small, aging town grapples with the financial lure of storing radioactive waste underground. 

Too Old to Fight? Will Demographic Shifts Alter Asia’s Geostrategic Landscape? 

Too Old to Fight? Will Demographic Shifts Alter Asia’s Geostrategic Landscape? 

By Robert Farley
The demographic situation in the Asia-Pacific is quite unlike that of any other epoch of geostrategic competition.
Will COVID-19 Further Drag Down Japan’s Dismal Birth Rate?

Will COVID-19 Further Drag Down Japan’s Dismal Birth Rate?

By Thisanka Siripala
The coronavirus economic fallout adds new challenges to tackling Japan’s worrying fertility projections.

How Does Japan’s Aging Society Affect Its Economy?

How Does Japan’s Aging Society Affect Its Economy?

By Simran Walia
The aging crisis will have major impacts on Japan's economy. What can the Abe government do to mitigate the damage?

Japan’s Immigration Policy: Turned Corner or Cul-De-Sac?

Japan’s Immigration Policy: Turned Corner or Cul-De-Sac?

By Arnab Dasgupta
A new immigration reform package still doesn't go far enough to meet Japan's needs.

Japan 2019: Feast or Famine

Japan 2019: Feast or Famine

By Anthony Fensom
Economist Jesper Koll on what to expect from Abenomics and Japan's economy in 2019.
Aging Asia: Turning Demographic Weakness to Strength

Aging Asia: Turning Demographic Weakness to Strength

By Anthony Fensom
Will developing Asia get old before it gets rich?

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