2009/6/22 8：00
"Recovery of birthrate" & "Revised foreign residency rule"
What is the worst threat Japan faces up? Even though all of China, North Korea and South Korea are serious threat for Japan, none of them are the "worst."
Needless to say, the worst threat Japan must tackle with is "aging and shrinking population." For the sake of sustainability of Japan, it is "must" to halt this demographic change.
For example, Japan needs an easy society for child bearing and caring, ref.(>"Plans for a sustainable society")
It is, at least, not a bad news that the birthrate a little bit recovered in 2008, ref.(>"Raising the birthrate"
>"08年出生率、３年連続上昇 1.35 - 1.37、少子化傾向は続く"
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> 2008年の合計特殊出生率（１人の女性が生涯に産むと推定される子供の数）が1.35〜1.37程度となり、３年連続で上昇したことが分かった。うるう年で出生数が２年ぶりに増える見通しのほか、出産期の女性の数が減ったことが数値を押し上げた。
> 07年までの景気回復で家計に余裕が生じたことなども出産の誘因になったとみられる。ただ少子化の流れに変化はなく、出生率の上昇を持続させるには一段と効果的な少子化対策が課題となる。
For the sake of a national foresighted plan, wasteful construction public projects must be refrained promptly, ref.(>"Justifying a new airport" & "Green light for new expressways").
As Keynes argued, digging and burying a hole is effective for creation of effective demands. But such works are nothing more than injection of narcotic drug.
Tokyo should spend more money not for construction of building, road and bridges but for child care allowance for households and preparing for nurseries.
But as the number of birthrate necessary to keep population is 2.08, hike of birthrate to 1.35 - 1.37 is nothing more than a soothing.
In order to realize a "replacement" of the Japanese nationals, Tokyo must much more bold and drastic counter measures to promote marriage and child-bearing.
But it seems that it is too late to halt this demographic trend only via promoting fertility of Japanese females as the number of Japanese females who are in deliverable ages has already contracted.
It is a simple arithmetic problem that the absolute number of babies can't be raised steeply if Japan boosts birthrate to 2.08 as deliverable base has already contracted.
Good or worse, acceptance of immigrants is "must" for Japan in order to maintain its economic activities and national vitality, ref.(>"Land prices restart to fall")
Indeed, the number of foreigner-residents, entered Japan legally or illegally, are only increasing, ref.(>"Acceptance of foreigners; The case of the Calderons")
Anyway, it is norm that legal structure makes follow-up and ratify social changes such as family, gender equality, racial diversification and so on.
When it comes to demographic changes, laws and regulations are changing in order to chase actual changes and reality of the society.
For example, the Nationality Act is under pressure to be revised, ref.(>"A turning point in Japan for the right to equality?")
And the foreign residency rule is also under deliberation in front of the Diet, ref.(>"Lower House passes bill revising foreign residency rule" & "VOTE LOOMS FOR IMMIGRATION BILL, Immigration revision set to be passed"
>"入管法改正案：衆院を通過 「在留カード」制度盛る"
> 外国人登録制度に代わる「在留カード」による新たな在留管理制度などを盛り込んだ入管法改正案は、19日の衆院本会議で自民、公明、民主３党などの賛成多数で可決された。３党は法案の一部修正に合意し、本会議に先立つ衆院法務委員会で修正案が可決された。今国会中の成立が見込まれている。
> ３党の修正で、約 43万人いる在日韓国・朝鮮人などの特別永住者に新たな身分証明書として交付する「特別永住者証明書」の常時携帯義務と罰則規定が削除。また、付則で、不法滞在の外国人に対する在留特別許可の運用透明化を検討することや、施行後３年での見直し規定などが付け加えられた。
> 新たな在留管理制度は、中長期の外国人滞在者に在留カードを交付し、入管が外国人情報を一元化する。また、研修・技能実習生に「技能実習」の在留資格を新設し、入国３カ月目から労働関係法令を適用して低賃金労働から保護する。)
Anyway, even though it is unavoidable for Japan to accept immigrants because foreigner residents are double edged swords.
Almost all Japanese are too accustomed to live in a mono-ethnic and mono-racial society. In this meaning, Japan has a clear difference from the U.S. that is composed of immigrants from around the world.
Acceptance of foreign elements surely ignite social friction as we can see many places in Japan.
Especially, economic slump is a sign of crisis. During economic boom and labor-shortage, foreign workers are welcomed and some frictions are tolerated.
But when economy deteriorated, they come to be treated like a nuisance promptly as we can see in some European countries, ref.(>"外国人労働者、欧米で受け入れ制限広がる"
> 景気後退による雇用悪化を背景に、欧米で外国人労働者の受け入れを制限する動きが広がってきた。ポルトガルは今年の移民割当数を前年比半分以下に削減。英国や米国でも外国人専門職の受け入れ要件を厳しくする規制が強まっている。自国民の雇用確保を優先する形だが、労働市場の「保護主義」の高まりは長期的な経済成長の阻害要因になる恐れもある。
> ポルトガル政府は欧州連合（EU）域外からの移民受け入れ枠を半分以下に減らす。2008年の 8600人から 3800人にする。同国は中南米やアフリカから移民を受け入れてきたが「厳しい経済状況を受け、労働需給を改善させる」（首相府）という。)
For the sake of accepting immigrants orderly and neatly, assimilation measures are "must." Especially, language education is the essential element of that.
In addition, gradual and sporadic acceptance of foreigners is preferable in order to minimize social frictions.
If Japan accepted huge number of immigrants at one time when Japan is finally cornered due to aging and shrinking population, it will surely deliver a jolt to Japan's society.
Anyway, how about Koreans who have special permission to stay in Japan eternally? They demands voting right in Japan's local elections.
Ha, ha, ha, go to hell!! Bullshit, Koreans, ref.(>"日本列島は誰の物？（在日の地方参政権）" & "日の丸にウンコのデザインをする在日韓国人 「オレ達に選挙権をよこせ」")
If they want to participate elections, they must return to Korean Peninsula. Or they must neutralize to be Japanese.
For your ref.>The foreign residents among us
>Parents of tots get eased work hours
>Worker excess worrisome
>Aging & Shrinking population
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Needless to say, the worst threat Japan must tackle with is "aging and shrinking population." For the sake of sustainability of Japan, it is "must" to halt this demographic change.
For example, Japan needs an easy society for child bearing and caring, ref.(>"Plans for a sustainable society")
It is, at least, not a bad news that the birthrate a little bit recovered in 2008, ref.(>"Raising the birthrate"
>"08年出生率、３年連続上昇 1.35 - 1.37、少子化傾向は続く"
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> 2008年の合計特殊出生率（１人の女性が生涯に産むと推定される子供の数）が1.35〜1.37程度となり、３年連続で上昇したことが分かった。うるう年で出生数が２年ぶりに増える見通しのほか、出産期の女性の数が減ったことが数値を押し上げた。
> 07年までの景気回復で家計に余裕が生じたことなども出産の誘因になったとみられる。ただ少子化の流れに変化はなく、出生率の上昇を持続させるには一段と効果的な少子化対策が課題となる。
For the sake of a national foresighted plan, wasteful construction public projects must be refrained promptly, ref.(>"Justifying a new airport" & "Green light for new expressways").
As Keynes argued, digging and burying a hole is effective for creation of effective demands. But such works are nothing more than injection of narcotic drug.
Tokyo should spend more money not for construction of building, road and bridges but for child care allowance for households and preparing for nurseries.
But as the number of birthrate necessary to keep population is 2.08, hike of birthrate to 1.35 - 1.37 is nothing more than a soothing.
In order to realize a "replacement" of the Japanese nationals, Tokyo must much more bold and drastic counter measures to promote marriage and child-bearing.
But it seems that it is too late to halt this demographic trend only via promoting fertility of Japanese females as the number of Japanese females who are in deliverable ages has already contracted.
It is a simple arithmetic problem that the absolute number of babies can't be raised steeply if Japan boosts birthrate to 2.08 as deliverable base has already contracted.
Good or worse, acceptance of immigrants is "must" for Japan in order to maintain its economic activities and national vitality, ref.(>"Land prices restart to fall")
Indeed, the number of foreigner-residents, entered Japan legally or illegally, are only increasing, ref.(>"Acceptance of foreigners; The case of the Calderons")
Anyway, it is norm that legal structure makes follow-up and ratify social changes such as family, gender equality, racial diversification and so on.
When it comes to demographic changes, laws and regulations are changing in order to chase actual changes and reality of the society.
For example, the Nationality Act is under pressure to be revised, ref.(>"A turning point in Japan for the right to equality?")
And the foreign residency rule is also under deliberation in front of the Diet, ref.(>"Lower House passes bill revising foreign residency rule" & "VOTE LOOMS FOR IMMIGRATION BILL, Immigration revision set to be passed"
>"入管法改正案：衆院を通過 「在留カード」制度盛る"
> 外国人登録制度に代わる「在留カード」による新たな在留管理制度などを盛り込んだ入管法改正案は、19日の衆院本会議で自民、公明、民主３党などの賛成多数で可決された。３党は法案の一部修正に合意し、本会議に先立つ衆院法務委員会で修正案が可決された。今国会中の成立が見込まれている。
> ３党の修正で、約 43万人いる在日韓国・朝鮮人などの特別永住者に新たな身分証明書として交付する「特別永住者証明書」の常時携帯義務と罰則規定が削除。また、付則で、不法滞在の外国人に対する在留特別許可の運用透明化を検討することや、施行後３年での見直し規定などが付け加えられた。
> 新たな在留管理制度は、中長期の外国人滞在者に在留カードを交付し、入管が外国人情報を一元化する。また、研修・技能実習生に「技能実習」の在留資格を新設し、入国３カ月目から労働関係法令を適用して低賃金労働から保護する。)
Anyway, even though it is unavoidable for Japan to accept immigrants because foreigner residents are double edged swords.
Almost all Japanese are too accustomed to live in a mono-ethnic and mono-racial society. In this meaning, Japan has a clear difference from the U.S. that is composed of immigrants from around the world.
Acceptance of foreign elements surely ignite social friction as we can see many places in Japan.
Especially, economic slump is a sign of crisis. During economic boom and labor-shortage, foreign workers are welcomed and some frictions are tolerated.
But when economy deteriorated, they come to be treated like a nuisance promptly as we can see in some European countries, ref.(>"外国人労働者、欧米で受け入れ制限広がる"
> 景気後退による雇用悪化を背景に、欧米で外国人労働者の受け入れを制限する動きが広がってきた。ポルトガルは今年の移民割当数を前年比半分以下に削減。英国や米国でも外国人専門職の受け入れ要件を厳しくする規制が強まっている。自国民の雇用確保を優先する形だが、労働市場の「保護主義」の高まりは長期的な経済成長の阻害要因になる恐れもある。
> ポルトガル政府は欧州連合（EU）域外からの移民受け入れ枠を半分以下に減らす。2008年の 8600人から 3800人にする。同国は中南米やアフリカから移民を受け入れてきたが「厳しい経済状況を受け、労働需給を改善させる」（首相府）という。)
For the sake of accepting immigrants orderly and neatly, assimilation measures are "must." Especially, language education is the essential element of that.
In addition, gradual and sporadic acceptance of foreigners is preferable in order to minimize social frictions.
If Japan accepted huge number of immigrants at one time when Japan is finally cornered due to aging and shrinking population, it will surely deliver a jolt to Japan's society.
Anyway, how about Koreans who have special permission to stay in Japan eternally? They demands voting right in Japan's local elections.
Ha, ha, ha, go to hell!! Bullshit, Koreans, ref.(>"日本列島は誰の物？（在日の地方参政権）" & "日の丸にウンコのデザインをする在日韓国人 「オレ達に選挙権をよこせ」")
If they want to participate elections, they must return to Korean Peninsula. Or they must neutralize to be Japanese.
For your ref.>The foreign residents among us
>Parents of tots get eased work hours
>Worker excess worrisome
>Aging & Shrinking population
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