I was speaking with a group of foreign and Japanese friends, and the topic of the demographic matter came up. Myself and another new foreigner suggested that importing more foreign workers might be the most practical solution to Japan's economic woes. The long-term foreigner present and his girlfriend were both looking at us like we'd killed the canary, and when he translated I could tell the Japanese were not reacting well to it.
What's the deal here?
What's the deal here?