According to data released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on April 12, as of October 1, 2023, the total population of Japan, including foreigners in Japan, was 124.352 million, a decrease of 595,000 from last year, and negative growth for 13 consecutive years. The number of Japanese citizens decreased by 837,000, the largest decrease in history.
It has been many years since Japan entered an aging population, and the social atmosphere in Japan has become very delicate, and it can be said to be "age-weary"
30% of Japan's population is over 65 years old, and it is considered to be the root cause of all social problems in Japan.
The whole of Japan thinks that the only solution is to wait, wait for all the old people to be cleared and die.
And the time study point is given, which is 2050.
Only then will Japan be able to recover.
There is a Japanese professor at Yale University who often openly peddles his plan to deal with Japan's aging, saying that "the only solution is not to commit mass suicide or commit suicide by the elderly together".
Why does the simple aging of the population cause all social problems in Japan?
The main reason is money, because the elderly have the social resources in Japan, and the people who save the most in Japan are those between the ages of 60 and 80.
Money is not the main thing, there are also high positions: middle and senior management positions in Japanese companies, with an average age of 62 years old, you let this group of old antiques adapt to the trend and grasp the direction of the wind, which is also too difficult, which is the main reason why Japanese companies have not been able to keep up with the progress of the times for decades.
Japan from society to industry, basically all aging transformation, many large Japanese enterprises new investment projects are nursing homes, to make money for the elderly, Japan's aging has even affected the Japanese gangsters, even the gangs are mostly elderly...
Isn't it comedic to imagine a group of elderly people fighting in the streets?
In fact, looking back at history, Japan has also engaged in family planning, and its policy on family planning has repeatedly jumped sideways.
Coupled with industrialization and urbanization, Japan's fertility rate is gradually declining.
Of course, today speaking, among China, Japan and South Korea, Japan still has the highest fertility rate.
In addition, Japan will not be as open to immigration as Europe and the United States, Japan is a conservative country, which is similar to China, Japan and South Korea.
However, in the future, Japan may liberalize immigration to Chinese.
When the elderly have the resources of society in their hands, the contradictions between the young and the elderly in Japan become acute.
This further reduces the number of births in Japan, after all, the life of young people is very stressful.
But Japan doesn't have to worry too much, because South Korea is catching up quickly. In the same way, China is chasing faster.
The process of depopulation is painful, but the result is happy.
The process of population increase is happy, but the result is painful.
In fact, you don't have to worry, the population is a good thing, it means that the resources become abundant, and there is no need to be so rolled.
Many problems will be solved, and the United States will be able to maintain global hegemony with a population of 300 million.
The U.S. consumes far more resources per capita than China, so a declining population is definitely a good thing in the long run.
And unlike Japan, China's population decline has less impact on the economy, because Chinese consumption is very low. The impact of population decline on total consumption is smaller.