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**Phassetus** · 09-05-2010, 07:41 AM

In countries such as the UK, US, Netherlands, Germany, etc, the population are constantly fed one-liners such as "immigrants fill the jobs the citizens won't do", and it is constantly impressed upon us that if it wasn't for unskilled immigration we would suffer economic collapse. Despite the UK, Netherlands and Germany all being far over-populated we are constantly told we need more immigrants.

However, Japan has become the second largest economy in the world while still maintaining its demographics at about 99% Japanese. Japan seems to have absolutely no problem getting its working class citizens to do the menial, hard labour and seem to be able to engage all sectors of society in the work force. It is very, very rare almost non-existant to see non-Japanese in menial positions.

Most foreigners in Japan are either English teachers, or have very technical positions and are highly educated. To get even a temporary work visa to teach English you're expected to have a degree, Japan does not want to take any low class people.

Perhaps Western nations need to change their outlook and get all citizens engaged in the system rather than simply looking abroad?

09-05-2010, 07:41 AM	#1
Phassetus Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 550 Senior Member	Is Japan proof well-populated countries don't need much immigration? In countries such as the UK, US, Netherlands, Germany, etc, the population are constantly fed one-liners such as "immigrants fill the jobs the citizens won't do", and it is constantly impressed upon us that if it wasn't for unskilled immigration we would suffer economic collapse. Despite the UK, Netherlands and Germany all being far over-populated we are constantly told we need more immigrants. However, Japan has become the second largest economy in the world while still maintaining its demographics at about 99% Japanese. Japan seems to have absolutely no problem getting its working class citizens to do the menial, hard labour and seem to be able to engage all sectors of society in the work force. It is very, very rare almost non-existant to see non-Japanese in menial positions. Most foreigners in Japan are either English teachers, or have very technical positions and are highly educated. To get even a temporary work visa to teach English you're expected to have a degree, Japan does not want to take any low class people. Perhaps Western nations need to change their outlook and get all citizens engaged in the system rather than simply looking abroad?
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