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This will end one day when the forces driving the reduction reach an equilibrium with the forces driving growth; Japan's population won't ever go as low as even
by glimshe 3y ago
This will end one day when the forces driving the reduction reach an equilibrium with the forces driving growth; Japan's population won't ever go as low as even 50 million people, but the path to equilibrium could be painful.
- The_Colonel 3y agoOn the bright side, I think Japan is socially / culturally well positioned to suffer through this change. Taxes will likely go up significantly, but the young overburdened Japanese are unlikely to emigrate in large numbers (which would exacerbate the problem), older people are often in good health and choose to work, there's this communal attitude to solving problems.