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More than 100k people in Japan are now aged 100 or older

217 points · 282 comments · karakoram

  1. shoobiedoo · · focus · HN ↗
    This article calls it a "quiet emergency" but even as a foreigner living in Japan there are alarm bells everywhere. And the government buying 150 F35's is just a slap in the face when there's a massive chunk of the population that is, very quickly, going to need extra care.

    I looked into becoming a care aid myself as I'm tired of office culture in Japan and have some experience in that field. I was shocked to see that they start at less than 10USD, and working your way up takes years, decades even.

    Continuing to kick this can down the road is going to be an absolute disaster.

    1. 999900000999 · · focus · HN ↗
      From the article. >While immigration has risen in previous years, foreigners only make up around 3% of the population and opposition to accepting more has grown.

      That 10 USD isn't for you , it's for an immigrant from a less affluent country. The Philippines for one. Although Japan also has a significant South Asian population.

      The tradition is you work a horrible job, but your kids get to grow up in a rich country with much better opportunities.

      Japan doesn't want immigrants though. They can fix there demographic crisis in a single year by opening immigration up.

      As for defense spending. The only issue is its not homegrown tech. Looks like Mitsubishi is actually working on a 6th gen fighter though.

      1. DaSHacka · · focus · HN ↗
        > Japan doesn't want immigrants though. They can fix there demographic crisis in a single year by opening immigration up.

        'fixing' one issue by swapping it out for another

        1. phyzix5761 · · focus · HN ↗
          Whats the other issue? Immigrants? That's a bit racist.
          1. DaSHacka · · focus · HN ↗
            Yes, too much immigration all at once can infact stil be a problem, just a different one from an inverted population pyramid.

            <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Migrant_crisis" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Migrant_crisis

          2. inemesitaffia · · focus · HN ↗
            Migrants can be from the same ethnicity and still be an issue.

            You can tell because internal displacement can cause issues too.

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