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Age discrimination is bad for business

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.

The gray wave: Japan attempts to deal with its increasingly elderly population

National / Social Issues | 2010s: Decade in Review Nov 16, 2019

The gray wave: Japan attempts to deal with its increasingly elderly population

by Alex 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 ...

Generation X faces a bleak future

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.

The fate of Japan, and everyone else

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

Keeping elderly workers in the labor force longer

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

Municipality reforms critical as population drops

Reforms are needed to ensure residents continue to receive necessary services as the nation's population grays and grows smaller.

What's so good about Japan's demography?

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

Administrative services amid the falling population

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

Act on daunting demographic challenge

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.

The dangers of demographic denial

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.

A silver-lining for graying Japan

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.

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