Commentary / Japan Apr 18, 2016
Looking at migration as an opportunity to be managed
Japan's demographic trend can't be cured quickly. It has to be managed creatively.
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Japan's demographic trend can't be cured quickly. It has to be managed creatively.
Setting numerical targets on immigration or the birthrate is a typical government planning tool, but migration is much more than a mathematical equation. Japan's government needs to give serious consideration to establishing an interministerial entity that ensures a "whole-of-government" approach.