If Japan was truly worried about fortifying their plummeting population, I think they would first consider pulling in low wage workers from other predominately light complected asian nations, such as Thailand, Hong Kong or the Philipines.
If there were truly a problem with labor in Japan or any other "aging" country, then there would be massive cost push wage inflation. I see none of that ANYWHERE.
[ If Japan was truly worried about fortifying their plummeting population, I think they would first consider pulling in low wage workers from other predominately light complected asian nations, such as Thailand, Hong Kong or the Philipines. ]
Japan will resort to cloning before they do that.
How’s that “low-wage workers” solution working for the USA?
Japan doesn’t need low-wage workers in the country. Their multi-national keiretsu simply put branch plants, wherever the low-wage workers already live.
Also, Japan is heavily invested in robotics. In the near future, they will have domestic robots capable of providing home-care services to seniors. Once again, no reason to import “low-wage workers”.
Much has been made of Japan’s “demographic collapse” or “aging population”. Actually, Japan is simply returning to population levels it had, up until the middle of the 20th century. When the population stabilizes, it will still be nearly 100% Japanese. No western multi-cultural nation say the same?