What can Japan do? Japan's the worst birth rate also the worst number of births after WW2
It looks a very complicated issue which roots deeper and wider.
Yesterday, I listened to the radio which I mentioned below, and it grabbed my interest all of sudden.
I think it because currently I’m working as a vice principal of a design college in Japan and also as one of member of the group which has to make future strategy, for example, how we can sustain stable improvement, how we can address the mission of our vison and making a healthy community among society.
So, long in short, we should know how younger people see the future of themselves. We also know, our students must be involved such a circumstances.
Japan's has one of the world's oldest populations, and it is shrinking at a record rate (CBS news)
Monocle Radio discussed the issue on the radio (starts around 17min)
How a Vast Demographic Shift Will Reshape the World (New York times)
Most of article say that it is likely caused by lack of strategy of politics and economics but I personally think it’s more complicated anxious for all young Japanese people. Yes, indeed, that’s also caused by politics and economics in a way but mostly, social psyche. Now I don’t have any solution but let’s discuss about the issue, let’s say, The future figure of Japan.