Economists see Japan’s aging and declining population as one of the biggest challenges to Prime Minister Shinso Abe’s quest to get the country growing again. Unemployment is near the lowest level in decades as open positions go unfilled. Yet many Japanese are reluctant to take manual-labor jobs at the wages available. Therefore, Japan has reassessed its immigration policy and is now welcoming workers from overseas to fill those job openings.
The Wall Street Journal August, 31st.
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