Next Japan Times JUST BE CAUSE column tomorrow, Tues Nov 3, on how politics has infected J demographic science
Posted by debito on November 2nd, 2009
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Hi Blog. Just a quick heads up for those in the big big cities to get a copy of the Japan Times off their newsstand tomorrow. My next JUST BE CAUSE column will be on Japan’s demographic science: How politics is interfering with analysis, making any official consideration of immigration as a possible factor a taboo topic. That’s tomorrow, Tues November 3 (Weds in the provinces), Japan Times. Arudou Debito
UPDATE: Here it is:
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:03 pm
Debito, Mizuho Fukushima has the low birth rate problem all figured out. The plan will be unveiled sometime in the future. Right now we have to do something about those bases in the Ryuukyuus.
November 3rd, 2009 at 10:48 am
Well written article indeed. Things obviously aren’t being thought through very well.
J Wife and I had a talk about the twin demographic and debt tsunamis that will hit Japan, and her remark was “I’m glad that we have the option to live overseas”
Makes me wonder if we may see more of a brain drain from Japan as the tax burden on the working person inevitably becomes greater and greater.
November 4th, 2009 at 12:34 am
great story debito in the japan times, im going to buy extra copies to give out as gifts to the people that i think that need them most.