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Japan demographics
January 17, 2022
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.
September 14, 2020
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.
August 17, 2020
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.
February 07, 2019
Japan 2019: Feast or Famine
By Anthony Fensom
Economist Jesper Koll on what to expect from Abenomics and Japan's economy in 2019.
July 10, 2015
Japan’s Robot Revolution
By Anthony Fensom
As the nation grapples with a shrinking workforce, are robots the solution?
October 03, 2013
In Japan, Will Hafu Ever Be Considered Whole?
Mixed-race individuals and their families seek acceptance in a homogeneous Japan.
July 22, 2013
Japan’s Future: Less Sex, More Shoplifting
Elderly shoplifters now outnumber thieving teens in Tokyo. What’s to be done?
February 26, 2013
How Demography Is Changing Japan
“The increasingly inverted structure of Japan’s population pyramid, with fewer young people than old people, means that it will be very difficult to generate the tax revenues necessary to pay for the healthcare needs of the elderly. “
February 03, 2013
Japan's Demographic Disaster
Japan is faced with an unprecedented population challenge that will have social, economic, and political consequences for years to come.
December 14, 2012
What Is Japan’s Clout?
In the world of geopolitics there are different ways to measure a nation’s “clout.” Where does Japan rank?
August 09, 2012
Japan's Demographic Nightmare
If trends continue, Japan’s population will be cut in half by the end of the century.
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