In 2000 the United Nations published a study named „Replacement Migration– Is it a Solution to Declining and Ageing Populations?“ which highlightsthe effects replacement migration may have on the workforce of eight industrialcountries and two world regions. For Japan to keep up its...

The population and society of Sado Island are declining at an alarmingrate. Much of this decline has been due to endemic outward migration of the island’syounger people to Japan’s large urban areas in search of opportunities fortertiary education and salaried employment. Even though...

Based on a questionnaire survey and an interview, with additional supportfrom reviews of literature and archival information, this paper examines theunderlying causes of the NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training) problemin Japan. Those who responded to the survey were senior-grade...