TY - BOOK AU - Yoshikawa,Hiroshi AU - Stewart,Charles TI - Population and the Japanese economy: : longevity, innovation, and economic growth T2 - Japan library SN - 9784866580562 U1 - 330.952 PY - 2020/// CY - Tokyo PB - : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture KW - Population aging KW - Technological innovations N1 - Includes bibliographical references p. 202-206 N2 - Japan, a country where population decline is progressing and the number of workers is decreasing. While the fiscal deficit continues to expand, rural regions are in a crisis of disappearance. Isn't the decline of the nation already inevitable? Versus such preconceptions, economics which has struggled with population issues over many years responds "No!" Innovation holds the key to economic growth, and the fact that Japan is one of the world's leading longevity societies poses an opportunity. This book sweeps away the "population decline pessimism" that has spread throughout Japan and approaches the real issues of the Japanese economy ER -