There is no effective cure to save Japan from a population crisis. In order for Japan to survive it must open its doors as an international state to the world and shift toward establishing an 'immigrant nation' by accepting immigrants and revitalizing Japan.

Saturday 14th June, 02:57 AM JST

A proposal by a group from the Liberal Democratic Party that suggests Japan should let the immigrant population rise to 10% of the national population over the next 50 years.

8 Comments

roughneck at 07:41 PM JST - 14th June

I oppose it.

Let all the single Japanese men and women give ultimatum, get married, make babies or loose your job. Iran is doing it for a different purpose.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7447227.stm

The single men and women in this country takes life too lightly and try to avoid hardship. It is time that they start growing up.
Tragica at 05:05 AM JST - 15th June

The single men and women in this country takes life too lightly and try to avoid hardship. It is time that they start growing up.
Tragica at 05:06 AM JST - 15th June

^^ LOL

Who wants to throw their life away to marriage and kids?
damexicanbuda at 07:16 AM JST - 15th June

Life in Japan is very expensive, I do have a wife and 2 children, I love them very much, but I think too many Japanese get "sucked" into the mentality of having to prove their loyalty to their company by being there 24/7 and then have no time nor enery to spend it with a loving spouse nor making children, what a sad life! No wonder there is so much suicide in this country!
UnagiDon at 10:37 AM JST - 15th June

A nice sentiment, but would 10% be enough even if it does come to pass?
thedeath at 06:57 PM JST - 16th June

damexicanbuda, i couldn't agree with you more.
lipscombe at 07:10 PM JST - 16th June

not going to be popular but an increasingly unavoidable path
Chinese_American_Guy at 03:47 PM JST - 19th June

Japan will have new robot citizens, except they will be unequal. Then one day, the great uprising will occur. Most of humanity will be initially spared but not, the island epicenter. Ever wonder why there are no main Japanese characters in the Matrix though you see the green Japanese text scroll in the beginning? Think Asian Robot C++ :)