Keyword: demographics
Economist Jesper Koll explains his counterintuitive take on Japan's prospects, which he insists are improving — particularly for its youth.
A declining population has provided opportunities for Japan's youth. But can the good times last?
Social scientist Roger Goodman describes how Japan's unprecedented demographic shift is forcing the country to "become a more liberal society."
A new interactive map, featuring one million data points, shows American schools are preparing students for the past, not the future.
A website using illustrations and short poems to encourage Singaporeans to produce more babies invites scorn and mockery on the web.
Amidst speculation that the one-child policy might be coming to an end in China, Leslie Chang evaluates where it stands today.