@liaminwales
It's amazing to see people aged 70/80 doing sports, highlights how the UK has failed on public health.
@neshirst-ashuach1881
"A number equivalent to the population of Australia" is 27 million people for those of us who prefer actual numbers to Bus lengths/Everest heights/ Australian populations as units of measurement. Its around 22% of Japans current population.
@itmeboh
It's almost like there's this radical idea that if it gets too expensive to literally live, maybe just maybe, it's not affordable to grow a family. This isn't rocket science.
@知幻即離離幻即覺
The last sentence is key. Japan has been rich before getting old. Other countries going similar path may not enjoy the same outcome as Japan does now.
@zamangwanezikhali1052
Your graphics & animation person really knocked the stats out of the park!!! What a well made video!
@phoenix5054
Those 70 year old Japanese rugby men are more athletic than me. But it's inspiring what a man can still do at that age.
@bersah4517
Not a surprise when people are stressed they don't have kids.
@maddogmatt44
11:48 That's a lie, I have been studying Japanese and Doing my best to find a job and move there but Japan makes it EXTREMELY difficult for foreigners to move there and find work. A lot of Apartments don't accept foreigners and if you don't have a College Degree with a N3-N1 Level that's not IT, Engineering, Or something Bigger then Good Luck!
@ericcartmansh
The stats in this video were beautifully embedded, very creative. I haven't seen it done this way ever before
@karaoketubebox8880
We don't need wars to decimate the population. All we need is time.
@LeloRetsam
The conclusion that Japan needs more immigration is obviously wrong. The problem is that everything is unaffordable nowadays, having kids is too expensive. The problem is mostly due to economics
@SaraanSarangi
the country still has a population of 120 million plus people. that's enormous for its size
@Hans_Unique_Handle
In my opinion there are some key issues that unless resolved will not naturally increase the fertility rate: 1. Hope: you are bombarded with world ending news, from climate to economic to war. Why would you want to bring children into a world where the prospect is doom and gloom. Also most young adults have seen their living standard go down as they need to work more/harder to get to a similar (relative) living standard as their parents. This is a trend, meaning you can expect your children to be worse of than you too. 2. Economic burden: until the last couple of decades, children were not just something you wanted (biological imperative, love, fulfillment), but also a resource for the parents. This was because (in general) the addition of another worker in the family was more than the investment (time and money) to raise the child. This has swung wildly with increasing costs and less direct benefits (child working laws). Add in the increased cost of living, and the option to not have children thanks to birth control and more people choose not to start a family. 3. Social cohesion: there is less human interaction and more interaction via screens. People are further apart, making connections more difficult and finding partners less likely. Also during the years you are most likely to meet new people you are also exposed to the entire world as a potential option, meaning it is more likely to 'wait' for someone better.
@ТарасМакаренко-ф3ш
I saw a vlog of an eastern european woman who married a japanese man. They lived in Tokyo for the start, but when they decided to start a family and have kids together, Tokyo turned out to be a living nightmare in terms of prices. They eventually moved to the suburbs far to the south.
@pkam4106
Exactly, all recent research shows that problem is not that couples don't want kids, is that there is much less couples. More and more young people can't find a second half. Most government are targeting existing couples with benefits and tax breaks, but problem (as stated in the video and here) is not there.
@benjamindover4337
There's going to be a global tidal wave of destitute elderly out in the street wondering what went wrong.
@Buran01
If you think that migration will change anything you're in for a big surprise... 75% of the countries in the world are below the population replacement ratio, so the crisis is global (even India is starting to lose population in the more dense areas). What you are viewing is just capitalism in the terminal stage: focus in the earning of the shareholders of the megacorporations, which need to increase earnings every quarter, until that stop happening. Then the only way to increase profits is cutting costs and increasing labour hours... At the end most of the wealth is concentrated in private hands, with a few companies providing most of the goods and services, whereas most of the population ends struggling to afford, housing, eating... and of course having babies. At the end, the corporations will end having very efficient factories filled with robots and A.I., ready to sell goods and services to no one, since there's no one able to purchase anything. Is perfect: self destruction inflicted by greed.
@arg888
Affordability is a factor everywhere in the developed world
@Ruth-os4mi
Japanese elders are super healthy because of good diet and exercise. No obesity.
@nicollokhumalo2826