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2018-01-23 China-Japan-Koreas

Japanese Leaders Are Patriotic, Rejecting Mass Immigration As An Answer To Declining Birthrates

[Mercer] It’s shameful‐treason, if you are a politician‐to suggest that an aging and shrinking population is REASON TO FLOOD A COUNTRY WITH IMMIGRANTS, bringing about the near extinction of the native population.

This I’ve said in all my writing on immigration, and in response to the "demographics are destiny crowd" (Mark Steyn being among them). See: "Beck, Wilders, and His Boosters’ Blind Spot" (2010)

Not being traitors to their own, Japanese leaders are having none of it.

Japan will not accept mass immigration, says Masashi Mori, the mayor of Toyama. Efforts to raise the birth rate have had little success, although there are a few exceptions (see article). The only alternative is to learn to live with far fewer people. That implies great upheaval, which Toyama hopes to minimise.

Link to the Economist story referenced by Mercer: A small Japanese city shrinks with dignity.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-01-23 05:37|| || Front Page|| [11125 views ] Top

#1 No, no, no immigrants. One, legalize polygamy. Two, call those Filipino ladies 'war brides'.

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-01-23 09:07|| 2018-01-23 09:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Japan is super overcrowded anyway. In 100 years, this crisis will be forgotten, but Japan will still be Japanese. Some things are worth sacrificing GDP for.

Posted by Harcourt Angoluting9366 2018-01-23 12:23|| 2018-01-23 12:23|| Front Page Top

#3 They have a generation that won't have sex. Perhaps they should consider freezing some eggs, just in case.

Posted by rjschwarz 2018-01-23 13:48|| 2018-01-23 13:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Sacrificing GDP but it probably mean greater GDP PER HEAD!

Bad for politicians, good for citizens

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2018-01-23 14:09|| 2018-01-23 14:09|| Front Page Top

#5 In 100 years, this crisis will be forgotten, but Japan will still be Japanese. Don't argue with the math. There is more than one way to "extinguish" a native population. Japan will remain Japanese only as long as the Japanese can be bothered to bring more Japanese into this vale of toil and sin.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2018-01-23 14:15|| 2018-01-23 14:15|| Front Page Top

#6 I'm pretty sure the Japanese (or any other group) would have more children if there were enough economic incentives offered (or disincentives, such as tax policy, changed or removed.)

Posted by PBMcL 2018-01-23 16:20|| 2018-01-23 16:20|| Front Page Top

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