[pragmaticjj]

I don't see how this is relevant. Nobody is having babies in Japan, especially the shut-ins.

Immigration is "the simple solution" if the only thing you care about - selfishly - is that your retirement and pension benefits are being paid out.

[fma]

Japan has a cultural problem where women near/over 30 are not wanted. Men needs to be from a top company, otherwise no woman wants them. Cultural norms says it's taboo to nor marry anyone that is not Japanese.

When I was dating my ex, who is from Japan, a major part for not settling down with me was because I am not Japanese. She moved back to Japan, couldn't date anyone due to her age (late 20's). She ultimately dated/married a Japanese American and moved back to the US with him. I would imagine her husband being born and raised in America - could care less that she is 29.

[kardashian007]

Japanese society has mostly memetically accepted the cancerous idea that sex and love are bad or not for them. It's a lack of individual courage and unreasonable standards which result of, or are the consequence of, soft population control, whether intentional/not, collective/individual and necessary/not.

[nikdaheratik]

And now you are an expert on a society with hundreds of millions of people that dates back thousands of years. And you can diagnose all of its problems and report back to us. Good thing we have you adding to the conversation.

[TkTech]

I guess I wasn't clear, I was responding to imaginology not the parent thread.

It's a problem that's suddenly gaining more interest in Japan because they aren't making babies. Getting more babies is a political platform that a lot of people are currently riding. Hikikomoris and NEETs are an easy, growing trend you can point to and say "this is why we aren't making enough babies, they need to do their part, our system is fine they're just lazy".

[pragmaticjj]

Shut-ins and NEETs are the last people you'd go to in order to improve demographics of any country. These are the people who generally avoid social contact much less talk to members of opposite sex.

I don't follow Japanese politics, but implicating NEETs in their demographic problems seems completely out of touch.

[aninhumer]

I think TkTech is pointing out that it's politically expedient to blame a group of people that everyone already dislikes for the problem, not suggesting it's a sensible approach.

[TkTech]

Yup.