Japan’s Demographic Disaster
Last August, I wrote an article for The Diplomat that discussed some of the issues Japan is facing in relation to population decline. As I noted, the population has dropped for three years in a row....
View ArticleHow Demography Is Changing Japan
Over the past few months, I have published two articles in The Diplomat that explore some of the issues related to the population decline Japan has started to experience over the past couple of years....
View ArticleJapan’s Demographic Nightmare
If trends continue, Japan's population will be cut in half by the end of the century.
View ArticleWhat Is Japan’s Clout?
In the world of geopolitics there are different ways to measure a nation’s "clout." Where does Japan rank?
View ArticleJapan’s Demographic Disaster
Japan is faced with an unprecedented population challenge that will have social, economic, and political consequences for years to come.
View ArticleHow Demography Is Changing Japan
"The increasingly inverted structure of Japan’s population pyramid, with fewer young people than old people, means that it will be very difficult to generate the tax revenues necessary to pay for the...
View ArticleJapan’s Future: Less Sex, More Shoplifting
Elderly shoplifters now outnumber thieving teens in Tokyo. What’s to be done?
View ArticleIn Japan, Will Hafu Ever Be Considered Whole?
Mixed-race individuals and their families seek acceptance in a homogeneous Japan.
View ArticleJapan’s Robot Revolution
As the nation grapples with a shrinking workforce, are robots the solution?
View ArticleJapan's Demographic Nightmare
If trends continue, Japan’s population will be cut in half by the end of the century.
View ArticleWhat Is Japan’s Clout?
In the world of geopolitics there are different ways to measure a nation’s “clout.” Where does Japan rank?
View ArticleJapan's Demographic Disaster
Japan is faced with an unprecedented population challenge that will have social, economic, and political consequences for years to come.
View ArticleHow Demography Is Changing Japan
“The increasingly inverted structure of Japan’s population pyramid, with fewer young people than old people, means that it will be very difficult to generate the tax revenues necessary to pay for the...
View ArticleJapan’s Future: Less Sex, More Shoplifting
Elderly shoplifters now outnumber thieving teens in Tokyo. What’s to be done?
View ArticleIn Japan, Will Hafu Ever Be Considered Whole?
Mixed-race individuals and their families seek acceptance in a homogeneous Japan.
View ArticleJapan’s Robot Revolution
As the nation grapples with a shrinking workforce, are robots the solution?
View ArticleJapan 2019: Feast or Famine
Economist Jesper Koll on what to expect from Abenomics and Japan's economy in 2019.
View ArticleWill COVID-19 Further Drag Down Japan’s Dismal Birth Rate?
The coronavirus economic fallout adds new challenges to tackling Japan’s worrying fertility projections.
View ArticleToo Old to Fight? Will Demographic Shifts Alter Asia’s Geostrategic Landscape?
The demographic situation in the Asia-Pacific is quite unlike that of any other epoch of geostrategic competition.
View ArticleIn Numbers: The Changing Composition of Populations in China, India, and Japan
A new DRI Trendlines looks at demographics of three leading Asian powers, and how key variables paint a complicated and, in large parts, pessimistic picture.
View Article
