Comments by "thomas grabkowski" (@thomasgrabkowski8283) on "Kishida issues urgent warning on Japan’s shrinking population, saying it poses serious societal risk" video.

  1. Plus extremely stressful and demanding education system for kids and tiny living spaces with the small apartments where people from those countries typically live in, all of which deter having children
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  2. Especially true for East Asian countries like Japan. where working hours for parents are very long, school system is very stressful and living spaces are tiny
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  3. China's birth rate is already very low and they're in a similar situation as Japan already demographically, however, unlike Japan, they aren't a wealthy country yet
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  4. Well it's due to increased tensions with China, Russia and North Korea which are all near Japan. Remember the fact that Japan has hostile neighbours on their doorstep
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  5. Europe, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, shrinking as well
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  6. Well problem is, they make it very hard to immigrate
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  7. It's different depending on what part of the world. In the lower income countries, birth rates remain extremely high, and populations are exploding, but high and upper middle income countries are struggling with low birth rates and staring down demographic collapse
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  8. Philippines is still above replacement though
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  9. Government do intervene, without kids to replace the new generation, tax base will shrink and pension burden will get heavier, all of which affects how government function
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