Nathan Phillips in Japan’s Grim Future: Population Decline

Population issue in Japan

The country of Japan has a great education system, extremely low crime rates, and people there have a long life expectancy. There has been an ongoing national issue, however. The Population of Japan is shrinking. Their country is expected to lose twenty million people by the year…

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Nathan Phillips in Japan’s Grim Future: Population Decline

May 10, 2017

Impact of Japanese population decline

Why is the population decline in Japan such a bad thing? As of 2015 there is an estimated eight million homes that are unoccupied. As the population declines there will be many more. About half of these eight million homes are completely abandoned since there is…

Nathan Phillips in Japan’s Grim Future: Population Decline

May 10, 2017

The Hikikomori: Total Isolation

The Hikikomori is a Japanese term for a total recluse. They are young people, mostly men from their teens all the way up to their forties, who never leave their house or even their room. Since they are reclusive, the estimates to how many people live like this is hard to…

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Nathan Phillips in Japan’s Grim Future: Population Decline

May 10, 2017

Suicide in Japan

Suicide is a big issue in Japan. The suicide rate in Japan is the highest among developed nations along with South Korea. In a…

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Nathan Phillips in Japan’s Grim Future: Population Decline

May 10, 2017

Solutions and what is being done

What is being done to change these issues? One solution that can help with the Japanese population decline is an increase in immigration. Obviously immigrants would be able to fill all of the much needed nursing home jobs in the future and other job fields. In Japan…

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Japan’s Grim Future: Population Decline

Japan could be in trouble in the future if they don’t do something about their population decline

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