An Aging Society with A Declining Birthrate: Damaging or Beneficial to Japan? Yuri Minowa

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Outline 1 Introduction/Background 2 Defining Terms 3 Evidence for Damaging 4 Evidence for Beneficial 5 Analysis 6 Conclusion/Future Research

2 Defining Terms 少子高齢化社会 Mmoe than 7% = above 65 years o ｌｄ Fewer children （ An Aging Society with A Declining Birthrate: Damaging or Beneficial to Japan? ）

Damaging: injury or harms impairs the function or condition of person or things. Something desirable is lost. Beneficial: causing a good result, advantageous. Is a trend of an aging population and fewer children harmful ? Or Does it bring a good result ? An Aging Society with A Declining Birthrate: Damaging or Beneficial to Japan?

Outline 1 Introduction/Background 2 Defining Terms 3 Evidence for Damaging 4 Evidence for Beneficial 5 Analysis 6 Conclusion/Future Research

3.1 Work Force shortage 79million 49million *Productive population=declining Damaging: injury or harms impairs the function or condition of person or things. Something desirable is lost.

3.2 Too much Burden Burden per person= bigger Damaging: injury or harms impairs the function or condition of person or things. Something desirable is lost.

Outline 1 Introduction/Background 2 Defining Terms 3 Evidence for Damaging 4 Evidence for Beneficial 5 Analysis 6 Conclusion/Future Research

4.1 Local community will develop 「高齢の時期は ( カイシャから引退しているとい う点も含めて ) 、地域との関わりが強い … 。身体の 特性から考えても比較的身近な場所での消費を志 向する。」（ Hiroi,2013 pp ）⇒ Local Economy Beneficial: causing a good result, advantageous.

4.2 Safe Energy System Beneficial: causing a good result, advantageous. 「人口減少や少子高齢化は、世帯数の減少、旅客 需要の減少などを通じて、エネルギー需要の減少 要因となる。」（ source: 経済産業省） ⇒ no nuclear plant…?

Outline 1 Introduction/Background 2 Defining Terms 3 Evidence for Damaging 4 Evidence for Beneficial 5 Analysis 6 Conclusion/Future Research

3.1 Work force shortage 1 ignore… WILL of 40% of over 60 years old Women （ still 70%) 2 mechanization

3.2 Too Much Burden Extension of retire time ＆ Reemployment Long term vision Table:1 日本の将来推計人口（ 2013 ）  1.35 Source: 国立社会保障・人口問題研究所

4.1 Local community will develop Local City Lack of successor

4.2 Safe energy system Example of Germany France(75%) Cost, time

Outline 1 Introduction/Background 2 Defining Terms 3 Evidence for Damaging 4 Evidence for Beneficial 5 Analysis 6 Conclusion/Future Research

6. Conclusion/Future research 3.1 Work force shortage 3.2 Too much burden 4.1 Local community will develop 4.2 Safe energy system Beneficial

An Aging Society with A Declining Birthrate: Damaging or Beneficial to Japan? Yuri Minowa