Originally Posted by
RichardInSF
It is truly amazing that they aren't trying something now to deal with the problem of their aging population, but apparently Japanese nationalism (kinder term) or racism (less kind term) stands in the way of that.
The aging population is not a problem. A quick check of Ministry records will show you that no one dies of old age in Japan. You just get stuffed under the futon so the checks keep rolling in.