Japan Flashcards
What are 3 reasons that Japan’s FR is so low?
- culture that promotes singleness
- working women have no time for kids
- traditional views on marriage
- expensive
What % of births in Japan are outside of marriage?
2%
What 3 things could Japan do to increase FRs and reduce issues associated with ageing population?
- technology to improve efficiency of older population
- increased immigration
- encouraging marriage and babies
What % of Japan’s population are born outside of Japan?
1.5%
How much debt does Japan have?
£7 trillion
What is Japan’s dependency ratio?
71%
How much of Japan’s population is expected to die in the next 25 years?
1/3
What is Japan’s FR?
1.34
What is Japan’s population (2023)?
123,000,000
What is Japan’s population expected to be in 2050?
100,000,000
How has an ageing population impacted Japan’s character?
- infrastructure changes; fewer schools, increase in care homes/hospitals
- attitudes and society
- leisure activities catered towards older people
What is Japan’s population expected to be in 2100?
85,000,000
When did women have to return to work in Japan? Why?
1990s, real estate bubble bust
What is Genki?
idea of health and happiness in Japan, a healthy attitude and culture
How has Japan’s changing demography impacted geopolitics?
- Japan trying to maintain economic and political status
- armed forces, decrease in security especially with threats from China
