Japan demographics

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.

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?

By Thisanka Siripala

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

Japan 2019: Feast or Famine

By Anthony Fensom

Economist Jesper Koll on what to expect from Abenomics and Japan's economy in 2019.

Japan’s Robot Revolution

By Anthony Fensom

As the nation grapples with a shrinking workforce, are robots the solution?

In Japan, Will Hafu Ever Be Considered Whole?

Mixed-race individuals and their families seek acceptance in a homogeneous Japan.

Japan’s Future: Less Sex, More Shoplifting

Elderly shoplifters now outnumber thieving teens in Tokyo. What’s to be done?

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. “

Japan's Demographic Disaster

Japan is faced with an unprecedented population challenge that will have social, economic, and political consequences for years to come.

What Is Japan’s Clout?

In the world of geopolitics there are different ways to measure a nation’s “clout.” Where does Japan rank?

Japan's Demographic Nightmare

If trends continue, Japan’s population will be cut in half by the end of the century.