Brutkey

Carolyn
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@vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de @macacator@mastodon.social @kibcol1049@mstdn.social As long as they ARE finding work. Though if successful, an issue is similar places opening up in countries in which there is more unemployment.

Carolyn
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@vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de @macacator@mastodon.social @kibcol1049@mstdn.social And with regards to population decline, this is where good immigration practices come in.

Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK
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Japan has a very low unemployment rate by international standards (about half that of the UK).

Even if the Japanese were more open to immigration, they might struggle to increase the population as the surrounding countries all have their own population decline too (and relatively low unemployment rates as well)

https://www.jilaf.or.jp/en/news/20250611-5463/