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Japan Has Aged Out of its Economic Miracle

posted by cmn32480 on Thursday August 27 2015, @01:48PM   Printer-friendly
from the get-off-my-lawn dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

in the long run the fortunes of nations are determined by population trends. Japan is not only the world's fastest-aging major economy (already every fourth person is older than 65, and by 2050 that share will be nearly 40 percent), its population is also declining. Today's 127 million will shrink to 97 million by 2050, and forecasts show shortages of the young labor force needed in construction and health care. Who will maintain Japan's extensive and admirably efficient transportation infrastructures? Who will take care of millions of old people? By 2050 people above the age of 80 will outnumber the children.

Who will take care of millions of old people? Robots!

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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 27 2015, @02:31PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 27 2015, @02:31PM (#228583)

    On a side note, the matter transporters seem to be working better than the data transporters, so beaming tech to space and back still remains an efficient solution.

    If you're going to write about the future, there's no reason to be down on it ;).

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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by tibman on Thursday August 27 2015, @02:51PM

    by tibman (134) Subscriber Badge on Thursday August 27 2015, @02:51PM (#228598)

    Didn't think the matter transporters factored into it, sorry. I figured everyone knows how great they are. Just can't use the things around government jammers. I have heard they are giving out permits to some businesses next year though! Maybe we can all meet up for another SN reunion. Should go much smoother now that Ethanol-fueled doesn't have tank treads for legs and MDC has only three personalities instead of his previous five. The state still won't charge him with murder no matter how much he confesses.

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    • (Score: 4, Informative) by edIII on Thursday August 27 2015, @06:46PM

      by edIII (791) on Thursday August 27 2015, @06:46PM (#228687)

      The only thing funnier than your comment was me accidentally moderating it +1 Informative.

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