I don't see how this is relevant. Nobody is having babies in Japan, especially the shut-ins.
Immigration is "the simple solution" if the only thing you care about - selfishly - is that your retirement and pension benefits are being paid out.
Immigration is "the simple solution" if the only thing you care about - selfishly - is that your retirement and pension benefits are being paid out.
When I was dating my ex, who is from Japan, a major part for not settling down with me was because I am not Japanese. She moved back to Japan, couldn't date anyone due to her age (late 20's). She ultimately dated/married a Japanese American and moved back to the US with him. I would imagine her husband being born and raised in America - could care less that she is 29.
It's a problem that's suddenly gaining more interest in Japan because they aren't making babies. Getting more babies is a political platform that a lot of people are currently riding. Hikikomoris and NEETs are an easy, growing trend you can point to and say "this is why we aren't making enough babies, they need to do their part, our system is fine they're just lazy".
I don't follow Japanese politics, but implicating NEETs in their demographic problems seems completely out of touch.