[coldcode]

If this is true, given their birth rate, they will have to change, or run out of people to do things.

[jalapenos]

A reminder Japan's birthrate isn't a special case: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_f...

Same as Spain and Jamaica, higher than China and Korea.

[zeroCalories]

You probably want to look at overall population growth, as many countries have young immigrants that contribute to their growth.

[jalapenos]

No, I don't. I'm specifically commenting on the Japan birthrate trope they reiterated.

[zeroCalories]

I thought the topic was about countries running out of workers. Western countries are doing fine, as they're able to import workers.

[phendrenad2]

There's also the question of what a country even is anymore, other than a company that collects taxes when goods or money move across an arbitrary border, in exchange for using its brand image.

[brailsafe]

Closer to Canada than Canada is to the U.S.