I think I will! Thanks for the info.
Your description of their immigration policy matches my impression (I haven’t really dug in).
Do your pop numbers include “temporary” workers?
I do not know if the numbers include non-Japanese workers. I gleaned the numbers from:
https://tradingeconomics.com/japan/population
Another reason why Japan is likely doing the right policy on immigration. Robots.
Why is the USA bringing unskilled labor to do jobs that increasingly being done by robots? If the automakers can make a self-driving car or truck, then think about how easy it will be to have self-driving farm machinery do the work that now requires a person to sit and steer for hours on end.
Foreigners could ease Japan’s labor shortage, but Tokyo prefers robots
https://www.cnbc.com/.../foreigners-could-ease-japans-labor-shortage-but-tokyo-prefe...