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I would guess that Japan will have to import more foreign workers from SE Asia and China for labor, housekeeping, nannies, etc. Basically, they’ll have multicultural problems.
I’m not sure Japan is in a population crisis. I’ve been to Japan many times on business and the place is just teeming with people. It’s a very overpopulated place. Taking the population down from 140 million to 120 or 110 million might just improve the quality of life for the Japanese people. What’s the alternative? Let the population grow to 150 or 160 million?
Well, if they ever needs volunteers to go over and impregnate the population, I’d be happy to sign up.
Of course they could start having more children which would be a natural reaction to preserve your race, culture and way of life. Or they could open the floodgate and allow millions of invaders to completely change thier country.
The same problem in other civilized countries. Low birth rate makes politicians worry. Politicians invite uncivilized people in to replace the civilized ones. Disaster follows.
It is going to be interesting to see what absolute need, and human ingenuity create to deal with this. One can only imagine the advances this might force in terms of manufacturing, computers and systems.
When children are profitable, people have them. My impression of Japan is that it is expensive and people spend a lot of time at work. They don’t have the time or money to have children.