And they won't be able to sustain. So society is going to be breaking up. Economy is just going to stagnate." Last year, Japan's military recruited only half the people it needed, Kono said.

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The Asahi Shimbun spoke with Ryan Shaffer, president of the Japan-America Society of Washington, D.C., on Japanese culture in the United States, and American policymaking toward Japan. The Japan ...

In October 2024, the Committee urged Japan to revise its Imperial House Law to allow female succession. The current law, ...