A Japan with Fewer Japanese: Enter the Machines

• Main Authors: Tan, Ming Hui, Lim, Christopher H.
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; East Asia and Asia Pacific
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86212; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/43955
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Japan has long been beset by persisting demographic challenges – an ageing population, a shrinking workforce, and a reluctance to embrace immigration. However, as computers and robots are poised to take over many job sectors, Japan can bank on its technological innovation and emerge unscathed.