AP Initiative\u2019s Japan\u2019s Population Implosion: The 50 Million Shock <\/i>(Palgrave Macmillan, December 30, 2017) was highly appraised in a book review by Tokyo Review<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Tokyo Review is a collaborative website for young academics, journalists, and researchers working on issues related to Japanese politics, economics and, society. Jonathan Webb, the author of this book review, is a specialist on the impact of low birthrates on national security issues.<\/p>\n
He wrote about this book that \u201cAs one of the first comprehensive works on the subject in the English language, it presents a groundbreaking analysis of Japan\u2019s rapidly aging population of 127 million, which is predicted to contract rapidly in the coming decades\u201d, and \u201cJapan\u2019s Population Implosion deserves to be read by anyone with a modicum of interest in Japan or Asia Pacific regional affairs, and indeed by everyone living in Japan whose life will be impacted and shaped by these issues.\u201d<\/p>\n
* The book review is here<\/a><\/p>\n * For details and to order Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n
\nPalgrave Macmillan<\/a> * Available as e-book and individual chapters<\/p>\n