
National | FOCUS Oct 22, 2021
Mayoral election in Hokkaido town may affect nuclear-waste dump site selection
The town of Suttsu, in Hokkaido, has seen division among residents over the benefits of hosting a radioactive waste facility.
Mayoral election in Hokkaido town may affect nuclear-waste dump site selection
The town of Suttsu, in Hokkaido, has seen division among residents over the benefits of hosting a radioactive waste facility.
America’s superstar cities aren’t what they used to be
The 10 biggest U.S. cities, while large and growing, now account for less than 7.9% of the country’s population.
Three years after Hokkaido quake, hard-hit communities facing depopulation
Their homes destroyed, older residents moved into town, but the outlook is bleak despite revitalization efforts.
China’s demographic manipulation
Officially, China’s demographic situation was nothing to be alarmed about. But less than a month after the census was released, Beijing suspiciously loosened the family-planning rules.
A deserted Akita town offers a glimpse of Japan's demographic future
A lack of jobs is causing younger people to move away, which results in stores and other industries losing business and leaves mainly the retired population.
China’s three-child policy won’t help
But a below-replacement fertility rate is only one part of China’s demographic problem. A second issue is the sheer size of its older population.
Can a celebrity wedding set the mood for romance?
Yui Aragaki and Gen Hoshino announced they will be getting married, proving the idea that you can't find romance after 30 is an outdated one.
China bets on productivity over population to drive its economy
China’s total population could peak in the next few years, spurring profound changes for the world’s second-biggest economy.
In COVID-19's wake, Japan faces a bleaker future
A "baby shock" now threatens Japan, according to one journalist. Meanwhile, older residents could be shipped off to China?
China’s accelerating fertility crisis
China has always been cautious about loosening family-planning rules. But, if it is to sustain its economic dynamism in the decades to come, it must work hard to expand its labor force.
Last three schoolchildren on Nokdo beach trace South Korea's arc to demographic crisis
South Korea has become the world's fastest-graying society with the lowest birth rate anywhere in 2020, according to the World Bank.
Wisdom often fails the test of time