Japan’s demographic crisis is deepening faster than expected, with the number of births this year on track to fall below even the government’s most pessimistic projections.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20251228215131/https://slguardian.org/japans-birth-rate-set-to-break-even-the-bleakest-forecasts/


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[–] 23 points 10 months ago (6 children)

korea is actually worst off than japan.

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  • [–] 18 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    Italy's not doing great either but it never comes up in the "look at japan" discussions

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  • [–] 14 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Probably because, compared to those 2 countries, Italy is easier to immigrate to.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Japan's easier than most people think. As long as you have a college degree you can get a shit job pretty easily.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Is that right? Maybe if you look a certain way that’s socially acceptable to them. If you aren’t (white, Asian) you’ll get temporary work that pays like shit, and companies can not hire you because they don’t like that you’re not Japanese with no legal or social protections to aide you. Even shit jobs have social requirements. That’s really the biggest problem.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    These days even the white folk are stuck in shit jobs because everyone and their mom wants to live in Japan. You need more than just a bachelor's in whatever to make it long term.

    Granted it's probably still more difficult for non white or Asian people, but I wasn't really taliking about long term prospects. Even still, it's way easier to immigrate if you get married than somewhere like the US.

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