Anyone who cares about Japan and its people knows that it is going through some demographic turbulence right now. A large baby-boom popul...

There is a very amusing skit by the late Japanese comedian Shimura Ken where he plays a befuddled high school English teacher assigned to...

Back in March, I posted an article about Japan’s declining birthrate, identifying the nation’s key demographic concern and offering the k...

Japan is shrinking. Although dutiful Japan Rail employees may still cram passengers into rush-hour trains from time to time, it’s all an ...

When you wander around Japan, be it the countryside or in urban areas, you notice right away that there are a lot of Japanese people here...