Japan’s population fell by 800k last year as demographic crisis accelerates

Re:Japan’s population fell by 800k last year as demographic ... by michaelcampbell on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:08AM (#36919938)

For people interested in demographics and its consequences, Peter Zeihan (all over Youtube) has a lot of very interesting research into it.

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Re:Japan’s population fell by 800k last year as demographic ... by davely on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:40AM (#36920211)

I just finished his book, “ The End of the World Is Just the Beginning.”

It was a pretty fascinating (though alarmist) thesis on how a number of countries are poised for “demographic collapse” due to aging and shrinking populations and what that will ultimately mean for globalization.

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Re:Japan’s population fell by 800k last year as demographic ... by enkid on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:25AM (#36920072)

Zeihan says a lot of interesting stuff, but his track record is pretty spotty.

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Re:Japan’s population fell by 800k last year as demographic ... by nradov on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:51AM (#36920323)

Are the other analysts with more accurate track records? Which major issues has he gotten wrong?

https://zeihan.com/demographics-part-7-the-northeast-asian-c...

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Re:Japan’s population fell by 800k last year as demographic ... by jmoak3 on Saturday July 29, 2023 @10:26AM (#36920635)

He’s incredibly smart and on the whole on the right track.

He gets too excited sometimes, like when I saw him give a lecture and seriously say we’d have 9-10% inflation YoY last year and just as much this year IIRC.

I recommend his book to anyone who is interested, he’s not a pundit or anything and has lots to chew on!

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Re:Japan’s population fell by 800k last year as demographic ... by fooker on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:54AM (#36920351)

I have seen people online accusing this guy of being a CIA stooge, and some other people saying he’s controlled opposition paid by the CCP.

If he has managed to get both of these monikers, his analysis must be fairly legitimate.

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