If Japan keeps losing 100,000 people per year, when will Japan go out of business?

Question

no people
no business

Answer 1

100,000 is an understatement, obviously the rate of population shrinkage will accelerate now that they've past the peak and are heading into population decline. It could implode into a real death spiral.

Mav, Japan's problem is not a brain drain. People are not leaving, they're dying and new ones are not being born -- Japan's fertility rate has been too low and they're now facing permanent population decline. It will not reverse -- Japan does not accept immigrants, it is too late to somehow turn around the fertility rate, and the problem is only further exacerbated as there are fewer young people every day.

The question is a very good one and this is a fascinating test case. Japan's in a terrible fiscal situation, already with by far the worst debt and deficits in the developed world, just as the population really begins aging and shrinking. I'd expect permanent economic decline to set in, in fact I've been surprised by the recent economic growth -- I don't think it'll last though.

Answer 2

Japan is a role model for other Asian countries on expected things to come. It is good to focus on Japan's economy because the same will follow in other countries. Economies closely knitted with Japan's are, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
As the cost of living in Japan keeps escalating every year, more Japanese are forming colonies in other countries. Looking for viable business ventures. Along with the businesses abroad, comes the need of skilled labour. So Japanese are first choice. Reason, because Japanese work like robots, nothing distracts them. They are truly the role model for the whole world for efficiency.

Answer 3

That is a Problem that faces Japan for a variety of reasons.

Family's are smaller, Women are getting married later, Older people are retiring.

England faced a similar problem a few years ago...The Brain drain.

The Japanese are very intelligent...they will import workers until the Birth rate increases. All of their Industry is highly automated...so fewer people are required.

We are in agreement. It will take 15 years or longer to increase the population to a point of stability.

Good question.

Answer 4

Yes it is serious issue.
And for that, Japan is continuing research for either other "more serious" cases in Asia and Europe, or, developing new distribution and production systems used high techs today.

You know there are more serious areas in the world.
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