Recent articles have blamed the government for near-sighted students and various social problems but that's the wrong place to go for solutions says the author.
The impact of population decline on society and the economy is profound. Both the national and local governments must adapt their policies.
The allegedly very large gender gap in Japan, as reported by the World Economic Forum (WEF), is a favorite subject for foreign pundits. ...
Numerous English language articles have claimed that Japan has “more pets than children,” as though this was a singular and defining characteristic of Japanese society....
The last weeks of 2018 saw a spate of articles in the English language press reporting that the Japanese “birth rate” was at the...