I am Hsin-Yin, Lee, a newspaper reporter from Missouri, USA. I am recently doing a special report on Japan's decreasing population and need your help in discussing some questions with me. I speak Japanese, but I am more fluent in English and Chinese.
First of all, the problem of decreasing population has been an important issue to the Japanese society. In addition, the aged society has also raised concerns about the pension system, medical service and nursing system that may add to working population's difficulty. What relations between "aged population" and "decreasing population" do you see in Japanese society?
The government has apparently been working on policies to improve the situation of decreasing population, for example, it has been promoting a new kind of working philosophy that takes family into consideration by cutting off working hours. Among all the policies, which one do you think is the most urgent for the government to work on in order to solve the problem of decreasing population?
How much do you think that the Japanese people pay attention to the issue of decreasing population? Who are the people most concerned about the problem?
Is your organization working with other groups to solve this problem? What contributions have you made so far? How would your organization prioritize your efforts in the future?
Thank you very much for your time. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
