Commentary / World Jan 28, 2020
Age discrimination is bad for business
by Leonid Bershidsky
Not acting forcefully on ageism will increasingly carry a heavy cost for politicians.
National / Social Issues | 2010s: Decade in Review Nov 16, 2019
The gray wave: Japan attempts to deal with its increasingly elderly population
by Alex K.T. Martin
Eighty-one-year-old Sachiko Miura wakes up at 6 a.m. every day to prepare breakfast at her newly renovated apartment located near a large supermarket, spa and a hospital in the suburbs of Japan's third largest city. After cleaning her room and doing her laundry, she takes ...
Commentary / World Oct 29, 2019
Generation X faces a bleak future
by Ted Rall
As Gen Xers passed through each stage of life, they have been living through the worst possible time to be whatever age they happened to be.
Commentary / Japan Jun 18, 2019
The fate of Japan, and everyone else
by Robert Samuelson
The world's third largest economy is slowly going out of business; its population is shrinking and it resists immigration.
Editorials Sep 26, 2018
if society needs its senior citizens to work longer, an overhaul of the system for their employment should be carried out.
Asia Pacific Aug 7, 2018
Australia's population to hit 25 million, a decade earlier than forecast
Australia's population will hit a record 25 million Tuesday, almost a decade earlier than projected, as it attracts hundreds of thousands of migrants each year, latest government data shows. Every minute, one person arrives to live in Australia, the data shows, underpinning demand for everything ...
Editorials Jul 13, 2018
Reforms are needed to ensure residents continue to receive necessary services as the nation's population grays and grows smaller.
Commentary / Japan Jun 19, 2018
What's so good about Japan's demography?
by Richard Solomon
The nation's labor force is shrinking, educated and dedicated — attributes that match the needs of a knowledge-based economy
Editorials May 8, 2018
As the nation's population declines, the government should promote deregulation to give municipalities more freedom to outsource their administrative services to local businesses and civic groups.
Editorials Apr 3, 2018
An estimate by the nation's leading demographics institute serves as a reminderto the nation of the threat many municipalities face as their populations shrink.
Commentary / World Oct 2, 2017
The dangers of demographic denial
by Adair Turner
The benefits of having a rapidly growing youthful population is fast fading as advances in automation reduce labor-intensive employment opportunities.
Commentary / Japan Sep 12, 2017
A silver-lining for graying Japan
by Yumiko Murakami
Graying Japan faces a long list of daunting challenges, but it still has great potential.