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Behan wrote:These kids, few they are, are gonna have a huge tax burden when they grow up.
In the last ten years or so funeral parlors have been springing up all over the place.
2triky wrote:
. . . Japan on Monday reported a record-low number of children aged under 15 as of April 1.
. . . Japan fell behind Germany with a 13.9-per-cent of its population under the age 15, and Italy with 14.1 per cent.
BO-SENSEI wrote:I think the problem is that too many people live in small apartments in the cities where they can't have kids and can't afford to live in a bigger apartment or let alone buy a house. Those that can afford such things move into the countryside, I see very nice houses being built all over the place in my neighborhood and at the local mall you can't walk more than ten feet without running over a kid, or seeing a pregnant woman. I think if the Japanese really wanted to make an effort to have more children that it should make it more feasible for families to have kids, such as cheaper larger apartments with access to decent paying jobs but this task seems too much to ask for and the country seems to have no problem with the current trend of 20-30 year olds cramming themselves into tiny apartments in the cities working jobs that only pay well enough for the basic essentials.
BO-SENSEI wrote:I think the problem is that too many people live in small apartments in the cities where they can't have kids and can't afford to live in a bigger apartment or let alone buy a house. Those that can afford such things move into the countryside, I see very nice houses being built all over the place in my neighborhood and at the local mall you can't walk more than ten feet without running over a kid, or seeing a pregnant woman. I think if the Japanese really wanted to make an effort to have more children that it should make it more feasible for families to have kids, such as cheaper larger apartments with access to decent paying jobs but this task seems too much to ask for and the country seems to have no problem with the current trend of 20-30 year olds cramming themselves into tiny apartments in the cities working jobs that only pay well enough for the basic essentials.
2triky wrote:Seems like if things don't change, Japan will have no choice but to accept foreign workers to help care for the elderly...I'm not saying when this will happen but that it is a real possibility.
alicia454 wrote:The government is making harder and harder for decent, legitimate immigrants with fingerprinting, bio-metric RFID gaijin ID cards, lack of anti-discrimination protection, police harassment, etc.). But the government fails to offer any reward/incentive for those that overcome those difficulties and put the effect to fit it.
omae mona wrote:Alicia, you come from a rich country that is more or less on par with Japan economically, particularly in terms of wages. However, the majority of immigrants here are not like you. They have a huge reward: income levels higher than they can earn back home. I think that is quite enough for them to put up with the aggravation. In case you were curious why people stay.
Personally, while I think the government policies you mention are quite irritating, I don't think for a second that they have any meaningful impact on immigration numbers. While a small number of of us not here for economic reasons may complain on the internet, few of us act on those gripes. More importantly, the vast majority of immigrants just don't care. What keeps immigration numbers low is the low number of visas the government issues, as well as the low number of jobs available to foreigners.
Takechanpoo wrote:I personally think that Caucasian gaijin females only need to be in love with Japanese guy to allow them to give a permanent residency. But not only Caucasian gaijin guys but also the whole gaijin guys need to get JLPT 1st, deeply understand Japanese ethos and constantly have reserved neat attitude toward Japanese to allow them to get a permanent. Because foreign dudes who commit crimes and disturb public order are always male ones.
;)"Yeah, I've been always awkward toward women and have spent pathetic life so far but I could graduate from being a cherry boy by using geisha's pussy at last! Yeah!! And off course I have an account in Fuckedgaijin.com. Yeah!!!"
Takechanpoo wrote:I personally think that Caucasian gaijin females only need to be in love with Japanese guy to allow them to give a permanent residency. But not only Caucasian gaijin guys but also the whole gaijin guys need to get JLPT 1st, [color="Red"]deeply understand Japanese ethos[/color] and constantly have reserved neat attitude toward Japanese to allow them to get a permanent. Because foreign dudes who commit crimes and disturb public order are always male ones.
Takechanpoo wrote:I personally think that Caucasian gaijin females only need to be in love with Japanese guy to allow them to give a permanent residency. But not only Caucasian gaijin guys but also the whole gaijin guys need to get JLPT 1st, deeply understand Japanese ethos and constantly have reserved neat attitude toward Japanese to allow them to get a permanent. Because foreign dudes who commit crimes and disturb public order are always male ones.
Yokohammer wrote:Although there are plenty of selfish motives for having children
Samurai_Jerk wrote:There are only selfish reasons for having children.
Yokohammer wrote:Interesting point, and I'm tempted to agree, but there has to be at least a few parents out there who have had children because they believed it would help support their country or bolster the economy or something.
I'm not going to defend that thesis with much enthusiasm though ... the selfish motives are pretty overwhelming ... but it can't be *all* selfish. Or has procreation of the species actually become a futile pursuit?
That's a pretty scary thought.
Samurai_Jerk wrote:Helping your country means helping yourself and is ultimately selfish.
CrankyBastard wrote:None of the above.
The only scary bit is when she says Cranky knocked her up.
Samurai_Jerk wrote:There are only selfish reasons for having children.
;)"Yeah, I've been always awkward toward women and have spent pathetic life so far but I could graduate from being a cherry boy by using geisha's pussy at last! Yeah!! And off course I have an account in Fuckedgaijin.com. Yeah!!!"
Samurai_Jerk wrote:
There are only selfish reasons for having children.
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