Japan’s Huge Supply of Empty Homes Is Attracting Foreign Buyers. One Thing to Note: Even the Japanese Don’t Want Them
MagnetThe akiya phenomenon offers a great investment opportunity, but buyers should read the “small print.”
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Russia Approves an Unusual Measure to Increase the Nation’s Birth Rate: Banning People From Talking About Not Having Children
MagnetIt may sound like science fiction, but it’s an emerging dystopian reality in the country.
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Amid a Birth Crisis, Japanese Officials Float Dystopian Idea: Banning Women Over the Age of 25 From Getting Married
MagnetConservative leader Naoki Hyakuta has ignited debate with some of his provocative “science fiction” solutions.
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China Is Facing a Future With More Old People and Fewer Workers. It Has a Plan: Encourage Senior Citizens to Volunteer
MagnetThe country is preparing for an increase in the number of inhabitants over 60 and a loss of young workers.
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Japan Has a Surprising Plan to Persuade Single Women Not to Move to Tokyo: Money and a Husband in the Countryside
MagnetThe country is experiencing several paradoxes because its capital suffers from overpopulation in the face of the national demographic crisis.
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The Demographic Crisis in Japan Leads McDonald’s to Take an Unusual Measure: No More Restrictions on Blue Hair for Its Employees
MagnetThat’s right. It’s now possible to apply for a job at McDonald’s in Japan even if you have colored hair and a beard.
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South Korea Has Taken Academic Rivalry to the Extreme: 84% of 5-year-olds Go to Private Academies to Become Even More Competitive
MagnetThe obsession over private education in South Korea has led to the creation of "edupoors," or people who live in impoverished conditions because of the money they spend on this extra schooling.
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Japan's Million Empty Homes Reflect a Unique Housing Crisis. It Even Has Its Own Word: 'Akiya'
MagnetDemographics, culture, and economics explain a trend that has already prompted authorities to take action.
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