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Could someone explain why this is a problem? When 25% of Japan is over 65, nobody says it's good.

• SilasX 11y ago
  Good question. I think the logic is that the most dangerous demographic is twenty something males. If a revolution or riot will happen, it will happen when this group is unhappy. So if they dominate the population in times of severe economic trouble, it's a recipe for big change.
• Kluny 11y ago
  Just cause of the imbalance, I guess. Same problem everywhere in the middle east - you have all these young, smart, energetic people who want to start families and careers, but there are no opportunities available to them. So they get mad and occasionally violent. And I don't blame them, either.
  • digi_owl 11y ago
    Never mind the strong religious undercurrent. The whole situation brings to mind the 30 year war...
• WhoBeI 11y ago
  You want a nice even spread to make sure that one generation of workers can train, and in some way pay, for the other. The worse your education system the more dependent on the older generation you are. In Japan I think the problem is a slow rate of birth. So the fear is that the percentage of the population above 65 will increase until it breaks the economy.
  • induscreep 11y ago
    From what I know, all the blue collar labor is imported, and the Saudis don't work that much (or at all?). So, there is no worry of generations of workers getting trained etc.
• CPLX 11y ago
  Because those people will need jobs. People in their 20's without jobs have a habit of filling streets and overthrowing governments.