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DEMOGRAPHICS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2017
The dangers of demographic denial
The benefits of having a rapidly growing youthful population is fast fading as advances in automation reduce labor-intensive employment opportunities.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 12, 2017
A silver-lining for graying Japan
Graying Japan faces a long list of daunting challenges, but it still has great potential.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 9, 2017
State panel to brainstorm lifestyle solutions for Japan's demographic ills
Japan is waking up to the need to think outside the box to tackle a spate of economic and social challenges posed by its declining birthrate and aging society.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 4, 2016
Is immigration the answer?
A migration policy is being deployed to combat acute labor shortages in sectors of the Japanese economy, but migrant workers won't be enough to solve the long-term challenges of Japan's demographic implosion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jul 16, 2016
Rethinking the age-old question of youth
Japan used to follow a wonderful practice to mark old age: Everyone who reached their 100th birthday received a silver sake cup called a sakazuki. It's certainly better than the tradition in Britain, where centenarians simply get a letter from the queen.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2016
Social engineering backfires on graying China
China's powerful bureaucrats are finding that human behavior cannot be fully controlled or predicted.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2015
The demographic challenge
Worrying about the coming population decline in advanced countries is a meaningless diversion from the far more serious issues raised by the developing world's population explosion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2015
Emerging economies' demographic challenges
As the era of 'easy' GDP growth driven by a massive army of young workers draws to a close, emerging economies must face the resulting growth challenge head-on by pursuing sweeping changes in established practices to boost productivity.
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 20, 2013
Tokyo: Could — and should — mass immigration save shrinking Japan?
A path to a prosperous, innovative society or the multicultural road to ruin for Japan? Vote here to have your voice heard.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society / FOCUS
Jul 3, 2013
Portugal's baby bust feeding vicious cycle
For an enterprise in the business of welcoming life, the birthing ward inside Portugal's largest maternity hospital is eerily quiet. On a recent morning, not a single expectant father nervously paced the orange laminated floors. Unhurried nurses shuffled by rows of darkened rooms with empty beds, busying...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 6, 2013
Urban shift aided PM but brought corruption
The protests triggered in Turkey by plans to redevelop a park into a shopping mall at first seem an unlikely cause for public anger. In reality, the demonstrations over Taksim Square's Gezi Park go to the very heart of Turkey's modern discontents.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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