For a long time, English has been taught through the grammar-translation method at Japanese schools and universities, which is inadequate to say the least. This has resulted in the inability to work in the English language at the workplace. With a rapidly aging and declining population, the ...
Why productivity growth is declining in advanced economies Two waves have dragged down productivity growth by 1.9 percentage points on average across countries since the mid-2000s (Exhibit 3). The waning of a boom that began in the 1990s with the first information and communications technology (IC...
The trend of smaller homes in Japan is also a result of changes in the country’s demographics. Japan’s aging population and declining birth rate have led to an increase in smaller households there. With fewer people per household, large homes aren’t needed to house multiple generations or...
but it’s one of thesmall handfulof countries whose population is shrinking. This is especially impressive considering that Japan has the world’ssecond lowestinfant mortality rate and itsthird highestaverage life expectancy. The main reason the country’s population is declining is that their total...
Populations: A population is biologically defined as all of the organisms of a given species which are capable of inter-breeding, while residing in one specific geographical area. However, a population can also be socially defined as a collection of humans. The term is commonly used to refer...
30 April: 3 million vaccine doses administered 10 July: 5 million vaccine doses administered (56% of population) September: declining first-dose vaccination rates, discussions about the possibility of a vaccination mandate start February: vaccination mandate de iure implemented, in March suspended ...
The fact that a majority of Asia's business leaders say they believe that transformation is needed in multiple domains is testament to their appreciation that they are interconnected. If trade flows are disrupted by trade tensions related to the rise of a multipolar world order, Asia’s ability...
We’re also not exactly an endangered species, Bowman said. “Yes, human fertility is declining somewhat, but human population is not declining,” though it is levelling off in a few key nations, like China and India. And while population alone isn’t driving the environmental crisis, “it...
The sustainability of current programmes remains unknown and key incidence rates are declining only modestly. Given the complexities and expenses associated with lifelong medication, developing an effective curative intervention is now a global priority. Here we review why and where a cure is needed, ...
Yep less $$$ & Japan is no longer what she used to be, overseas operators no longer to need to cow tow to J-travel companies they can rent & offer services to others, another indication of Japans declining power sadly2( +5 / -3 ) AkulaApr. 16, 2015 12:10 pm JST Basic reason...