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The disguised blessings of Japan’s demographic decline
Business culture and employment prospects may undergo profound and beneficial change as the population shrinks
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Life as the country knows it, lament various recent accounts, is in irrevocable peril.
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Leo Lewis
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At the age of 15, Akino Imanaka already boasts a fabulous resume.
She graduated – as all her teachers expected – at the top of her class, was the natural choice for student president, and was picked to represent Oteshima Junior High at countless prestige events.
