Japan must address its declining population through technology, global markets and immigration, while adapting socially and economically to demographic shifts that pose challenges to growth and sustainability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/30/japan/graying-japan-needs-globalization-and-immigration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #japaneseeconomy #grayingpopulation #demographics #gdp

South Korea’s fertility crisis reflects not only economic constraints, but also a widening gap between social norms and women’s needs and aspirations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/22/world/south-koreas-baby-bust/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #southkorea #marriage #demographics #children #women039sissues

Disinformation is filling the vacuum left by an absence of a national discussion on Japan's growing influx of foreign nationals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/12/japan/japan-needs-a-serious-immigratiuon-discussion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #immigration #shigeruishiba #japaneseeconomy #demographics