December 29, 2018

While opinion is divided about the government's decision to allow more foreign workers into Japan, there is near unanimous agreement that the country lacks sufficient social structure to cope with such an influx.

That is one finding from a national survey by The Asahi Shimbun on various aspects of the graying population and falling birthrate that Japan now faces.

Questionnaires were mailed out between November and December to 3,000 voters chosen at random. Valid responses were received by Dec. 25 from 2,038 individuals.

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