Ageing population and prediction of 8 million fewer workers by 2030 spurs calls for government to accept migrants and refugeesDivisions have opened up in Japans government over the country’s refusal to accept even a modest increase in the numbers of refugees and immigrants,as a senior UN official called on Tokyo to carry out more to befriend resettle people fleeing conflicts in Syria and Iraq.
Shigeru Ishiba, who is in charge of revitalising regional economies, and said Japan should accept more immigrants,and pointed to the acceptance of Japanese migrants in South America early last century as proof that integration can work.
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Source: theguardian.com