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Japan wrestles with its views on ‘outside people’ amid population crisis (www.theguardian.com)
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Low birthrate and ageing population pose ‘an urgent risk to society’, but can opening its borders to skilled overseas workers fix the problem?

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[–] Dalinar@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The problem is that they need workers now and not in 20 years.