Japan demographics

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.

The demographic situation in the Asia-Pacific is quite unlike that of any other epoch of geostrategic competition.

The coronavirus economic fallout adds new challenges to tackling Japan’s worrying fertility projections.

Economist Jesper Koll on what to expect from Abenomics and Japan's economy in 2019.

As the nation grapples with a shrinking workforce, are robots the solution?

Mixed-race individuals and their families seek acceptance in a homogeneous Japan.

Elderly shoplifters now outnumber thieving teens in Tokyo. What’s to be done?

“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 healthcare needs of the elderly. “

Japan is faced with an unprecedented population challenge that will have social, economic, and political consequences for years to come.

In the world of geopolitics there are different ways to measure a nation’s “clout.” Where does Japan rank?

If trends continue, Japan’s population will be cut in half by the end of the century.