Japan’s ageing workforce: built to last

Japan is the world’s least fertile major country and its population will start shrinking next year. Those of us on PO know that one of the major problems associated with PO is the world’s exploding population. This article reminds us of the Catch-22 of population: Increase it and there aren’t enough resources, reduce it and face a demographic nightmare. Will Japan be able to change to a different system to manage the population implosion, or will they start to absorb massive numbers of immigrants to keep the ship afloat? And what should they change to keep their country stable and maintain a good standard of living?

Japan’s ageing workforce: built to last