Topic 9 - JAPAN CASE STUDY Flashcards
Location of Japan
Japan is a county in Asia that is made up of 4 main islands. 3/4 of japan is mountainous and stretches 3,000 km North to South
What stage of the DTM is Japan in
5 - Does not fit this as Japan is experiencing population decline.
Locale of Japan
Population Size
123 Million
92,000 of these are over the age of 100
Locale of Japan
Birth Rate
6.9/1000
Locale of Japan
Death Rate
11.7/1000
Locale of Japan
Net Immigration
0.7/1000
Very low - could be due to the accessibilty of Japan and also the language as it is complex
What is Japan’s life expectancy
85 - Highest Life expectancy in the world
Locale of Japan
Mothers mean age at first birth
31 - Few generation will mean less babies
2x the age of a mother in Niger
Density of tokyo
6100 ppkm
Where is it densely populated
Around the coast
Why is the population of Japan densely populated
Due to 3/4 of the land being mountains
And in some areas the height of the land is 4000 feet
How much of the population live in Tokyo and Osaka
92%
Where do the majority of people build
On the fertile plains - less space to grow crops
How much of the land is suitabe for farming
20%
Demographic of Japan
Japan was isolated until 1860
Men get paid higher than women
The people of japan are very respectful put someone elses needs before thir own.
What fraction of people in Japan are a pensioner
1/3
What is the ratio of boys to girls
For every 100 girls born there will be 106 boys born
What is the population pyramid like in Japan
More boys at the lower half of thw pyramif due to the fact 6 more boys than girls are born. However, at the top of the pyramid there will be more girls comoared to boys. This is due to the hangover from ww2, girls don’t smoke so less likely to die and also natural way lof life
Base of the pyramid narrowing - less women are having babies
1/3 of the population in Japan are over 65
DTM of Japan in 1950
In 1950 Japan was in stage two of the DTM.
For every 2 working age people there was one dependent person
population of 84 million.
DTM of Japan 2020
Japan was in Stage 5 of the DTM
Population 126 million increased by 50%
It had gone from 5% old to 30% old - 6x increase
Reasons for the ageing population
Better healthcare and standard of living - Japan has a health regime similar to the NHS. everyone is able to access it even poor people so people will live longer due to the quality of medical care
Low fat diets - Even though Japan is a HIC they have low cases of obesity and heart problems as their diet mainly revolves around fish and rice rather than mean and bread.
Women have access to an education and career so are less likely to have children - This could be due to the fact Japan has no major world religions so women are treeated fairly - less babies
Contraception is available and accessible - widely used people won’t have children
Cost of eductaion - Education is Japan is highly expenisve, so most people only choose to have one child from this factor
What is happening to the economy of Japan
Shrinking
Cope with the ageing population
Rase Taxes - This will cover growing cost and will allow the ageing population to be cared for
Increase retiremnt age to 70 - The risk of the economy shrinking will be reduced and prevents dependency
Pro Natal Policies - Cash incentives will be given out to encouragae people to have more children
