[Phassetus]

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?

[hygtfrdes]

You're right about everything but given the demographics of the country they might need to import some immigrants in the not too distant future. Either that or they can just mass produce robots to do their work lol...they're pretty xenophobic so they will probably attempt robots before importing foreigners.

[JANALA]

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.

My brother was an English teacher at a private high school in Tokyo for 5 years .

[Kthzltje]

My brother was an English teacher at a private high school in Tokyo for 5 years .

It's always struck me as strange how it can be possible to effectively teach English when you can't speak the language of the people you're teaching. It must make it incredibly difficult to engage the class, build rapport and virtually impossible for beginners to ask questions and clarify details.

[BWJfEkOB]

It's always struck me as strange how it can be possible to effectively teach English when you can't speak the language of the people you're teaching. It must make it incredibly difficult to engage the class, build rapport and virtually impossible for beginners to ask questions and clarify details.

You need College degrees to teach English at a top private high school in Tokyo.
They are very strict and do background checks.

[DoctorTDent]

Yes, Japan is a good example.

[HonestSean]

[TeemFilla]

Safinator bumped several old threads with the same banned OP using these low-value responses.

To answer the question, no, because Japan has a problem with its low birth rate and growing elderly demographic.

[h0ldem]

No more immigrants!! lol

[nanyaHgoc]

Safinator bumped several old threads with the same banned OP using these low-value responses.

To answer the question, no, because Japan has a problem with its low birth rate and growing elderly demographic.

Yeah, dude's been necroposting all day.

Give it up, Albo.