Waning Population
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A Waning Population
Japan's population is distributed unevenly throughout the country. Up in the steep mountain areas of Hokkaido and the interior of Honshu you will find low density levels which are the exact opposite of the extraordinary high levels in the urban areas on Japan's larger plains. The most crowed area being Tokyo where there are about 33,000 people per square mile making Japan one of the most heavily urbanized nations in the world. Fortunately for Japan it is one of the slowest growing countries; chief reasons being low birthrates and relatively low rate of immigration where the percent of Japanese in Japan is 99.4% of the total population. The Japanese do not see the extreme density of their population as a problem; there is another more significant problem rising.
For any of us who are into electronics or technology we are used to seeing the "made in Japan" engraved on our products. Japan has always been a leader in the electronic and technology world, while having to import some of the Nations identity such as rice and other food/materials that Japan has trouble producing due to lack of available land for agricultural purposes. The lack of available land has always been a problem for Japan, but not until recently has it seen its population start to decline. Birthrates are less than one-third what they were in Japan before the 1950's when couples would have 2-3 children; that number is now less than one and a half...