Changing demographics are affecting nearly every part of society, while efforts to turn around the decline have so far had little impact

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Ummmmmm. So yeah I have not clicked to read the article but im like pretty sure tokyo is in the millions. I have not done a search for it yet but im like sure on the level that its in millions that its hard to bother putting it into a search engine. I mean its bigger than chicago. EDITED - read the article and LOL I read it as drops to 800k not drops by 800k. Its really funny if your in my head right now.

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I read it as drops to 800k

That would be a little terrifying.

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I blame Gojira.

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I mean… If the old people are gone… There is more place for change.

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The old people are not gone. Japan is the society with the oldest average age. One in three people there are over 65.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/09/elderly-oldest-population-world-japan/

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Yes, but less people means old died…

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And at this rate Japan will be a young country around 2080. You are correct, just a bit early.

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The average age isn’t getting any younger, since there are less and less births to replace the dead.

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Maybe they should try working their young workforce more hours? That’ll surely get them to have kids

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