Japan’s Impending Collapse | What Is The 2025 Problem In Japan?

[@Meshida]

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[@BaiAllan]

So what are you waiting for make a lot of babies,, 20 years from now you will be old to,,

[@noxirixon]

:) they already rolled out the solution 2 years ago .. most profitable business right now .. look it up .. morgues .. at least in the us huge profits .. from that point it is comedy

[@dongshengdi773]

The solution is simple, give everyone jobs and push the retirement age to 99 years old

[@kaiki8490]

The concentration camps are american. Look at Guantanamo Bay Kids in Cages: Inhumane Treatment at the Border" Testimony of Clara Long Before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, July 11, 2019

[@kaiki8490]

Considering the war crime committed by japanese against the chinese. These joke by a japanese comedian is downright insensitive and racist. When the comedian who played Kramer on Seinfeld made a far less offensive joke he was cancelled forever.

[@christophercaraway4146]

I worked as a care giver in Japan for 1 year as a foreigner. I only got paid ¥825 per hour. The facility I worked for expressed the same sentiment regarding the peak elderly population in 2025. After that Japans population will rapidly decrease. My Japanese wife is also currently working as a elderly caregiver so ironically it’s job security for her.😅

[@karna8658]

More strain will fall on her though. Because the number of old people will increase, n the number of caregiver may decrease.

[@stebopign]

@Jk 825 per month is basically slave labor.

[@theIdlecrane]

Yeah it constantly shocks me how low wages are in Japan

[@Пользователь-в9щ9р]

Job security? Not when your salary comes from the government which is on the brink of bankruptcy. On the other hand, those caregivers may soon turn into Kodokushi cleaners)

[@richardcampbell7903]

$6 an hour? Why would anyone work for that little?

[@albertovincenti5916]

This Is not comedy, this Is journalism

[@fuky7536]

Exactly😂

[@rudyguterrez3065]

But he's funny. Check out his other videos.

[@HaohmaruHL]

Japanese society is a comedy that writes itself. No need to be a comedian or a journalist, just being an observer is already enough

[@Stephen_Jabs]

More of a documentary,

[@fuky7536]

Just wait 2025😅 if mishida San is right . I will come back to this channel again.

[@aFish519]

Like someone else also said, this is closer to journalism, but I think this is a good thing. Talking about hard topics with comedy sprinkled in. This is fascinating to listen about, specially since I am studying social work and I reflect this to my own country situation. Thank you for this video!

[@TheQuarterrat]

I'm 60 here in America. When I see our young people, I don't want them to take care of me in my old age. I'll keep doing my unhealthy habits and save everyone the burden. GREAT VIDEO!

[@HaohmaruHL]

You forgot the part where the whole US doesn't cater to the 60 year olds only, or the whole country isn't ruled by by 60 year olds on every level, like Japan does. An American would die at 60 because horrible eating habits in your country and that's it, the end of the story, but the Japanese person would keep living beyond 80, keeping contributing the society rotting out with their presence and parasyting on the pension system.

[@yiminy4567]

Maybe take up smoking, and consume a lot of cured meat and delicious patries. And you could practice new hobbies like sky diving and base jumping. 😏

[@88amona]

Your a hero 👏

[@TheAzurefang]

The hero we need, not the hero we deserve

[@TheQuarterrat]

@@TheAzurefang Everyone complains about overpopulation, but they never do anything about it.

[@karld1791]

I used to think as society got older younger people would become more precious to towns, cities and companies who would treat them well to entice them to come there and work. Then I saw older voters and company managers do more for older people as their numbers increase making things worse for younger people.

[@theasianjaywalker4455]

I lived out that experience in a company that was exactly that. The Boomers were all 65, there were more of them than the new younger people and the Boomers would NOT give up their dominance of all higher-paying best positions. Many cited how they needed to pay off their 2nd homes before they retired. They absolutely locked-in and the 58 year old manager would move entire budgets to keep them getting all the payroll as long as possible. 'Ice age' as the 20 year old college grad, once an eager kid who wanted to take on the world was stalled and stalled and at 30 still the 'entry level job/salary'. And no he won't be taking care of his aging grandfather because those grandfathers and grandmothers are STILL locked into the highest salary top positions with the easiest hours and least actual tasks.

[@jerolvilladolid]

I live in the Philippines where the median age is 24 yrs old. Whenever I go out I am always the oldest person in the crowd of hundreds. And im only 33 years old!

[@thefoolofgold]

Thanks. Very insightful! Keep up the good work matey!

[@Meshida]

Alan san!! Arigatoooooo!!!

[@LucTaylor]

Thanks!

[@Meshida]

Luc san! Arigato!!!

[@luckytai-lan2166]

A friend of mine who works as an Asian caregiver was actually lamenting on how the Japanese Yen plunged which means lesser remittance back home. On the other hand, a compatriot who visited Japan just went on a spending-spree in Akihabara because the Yen was so weak prices of watches and electronic devices are so darn cheap. So, two sides of the weak Yen.

[@kalinga2nihon]

With such a low salary, how do they manage to send anything back home as well as pay for the rent, food, transport & utilities?

[@ThaFuzzwood]

@@kalinga2nihon Why are they sending money back in the first place? Do some countries really see their children as some sort of slaves they forced onto the world only to take care of them when they get old?

[@bliss_gore5194]

I think you started as a comedy channel so you could share your journalism, because this journalism has more detail and more research than most journalist channels i've come across

[@princepsnamque1709]

Tragic and accurate. Good job Meshida.

[@Limastudent]

Thank you for bringing these true and very serious problems to the foreground.

you do a lot of research for these videos... My respect and gratitude to you. You really help to make sense of the Japanese conundrum of poverty in a highly developed country...

[@garryferrington811]

There's plenty of poverty in the US, and we're pretty highly developed!

[@yosrakthiri315]

I like how you expose things. Sir you re amazing. Thank you

[@chriscooper654]

I've heard of this topic before, but as always, you present it in an engaging and informative way. Many thanks, Meshida-Sensei.

[@marciooki5820]

Meshida San clearly stand out of the crowd in Japan. Nice video,thanks to show to the world life isn't a anime.i wish you have more japanese viewers.

[@alcyrona28]

When I went to Japan last time, just by going outside you can really smell the scent of old people. It's very different when you are accustomed to a place with younger people.

[@jeyabalan2]

In india we have an average life of around 70 years. we see Japan as an example to lead healthy life to live longer. But you showed the dark side of such long life burdening future generations. This is great, all your videos are eye opening to see the dark sides of particular happenings in Japan, we perceive as greatest achievements.

[@vivianidelacerda9708]

There is also something called euthanasia, lol...

[@duytranquang9156]

The best channel about Japan i have found so far, giving us some peek at many problems that we foreigners will never know. Thank you for your hard work!

[@sathyasview4892]

I have a one solution, japanese peoples should not discriminate foreign workers like abusing TITP students instead they should welcome foreigners with warm heart and the immigration policies should be change easier. Thats how japan can solve their issues.

[@vinipcplayer]

they dont do this because they think that this would harm their culture...i said ok...disappear with your culture intact then

[@boycottnok1466]

Foreigners should be banned from entering Japan immediately instead. They have caused collapse in salary for Japanese

[@ChickensAndGardening]

@@vinipcplayer yes and no, Japan has 2 million immigrants. Many conbini's and fast food places have foreign employees but since 99% of them are Asian, you might not notice.

[@sophiaisabelle027]

You share such great insights on this channel. We look forward to seeing more from you.

[@Niels_Oestergaard]

What an impressive video this is. I have never been so well informed and laughed so many times at the same time.

[@geoffsmind92]

This problem of slow growth and aging population is already manifesting in most of the Highly Developed Countries, but the problem with Japan is they are the only member of the G7 that is not included in the top 10 countries with most immigrants aside from Italy. With fierce competition from Western countries and a work culture that is not friendly to foreign workers, less and less foreign workers will come here. That is the only solution to mitigate the labor shortage problem, and it is also the most difficult one to achieve because of the culture.

[@ThaFuzzwood]

Another solution is to make having a family and children economically and socially feasible again. People are literally worked to death by their ojisan bosses, who still think it is normal to publicly scold people for instance. Try that in any other country and such a boss can start looking for their teeth. Why is a ridiculous culture like that still normal in Japan?

[@Dexalium]

It's funny to compare this to my own country's situation where we have many young people, but many of them are poor and jobless

[@ArtorasKnight]

Wow, this is funny and sad at the same time! Great work!

[@BZAKether]

This is why I like this channel, it shows actual Japanese topics that we know little about. And s** topics, lot's and lots of s** topics.

[@chavelisantos5509]

Meshida, I seriously love your dark humor.

[@Granzteelvids]

Meshida-san really wants to get his jokes right instead of just funny and that's why I respect him 👍

[@chad3341]

Quality content as always Meshida-San

[@mbamba9313]

nice post.thank you

[@jacklee1612]

I thoroughly enjoyed the video !

[@madhukarjogi4553]

Great video

[@Lp-ze1tg]

Robots revolution is a must to fill/replace 1/4 of the work force. It is time for Japan to make the fantasy becoming reality.

[@SilverLightRain]

I watched another video discussing this same problem, and it seems China also has this problem since their officials were fudging the population census reports for many years to appease their overlords.

[@ChickensAndGardening]

China's even worse off. They're so huge that it's just harder to notice. Their government says "Have more kids!" and young people there are like "fk the government, I'm not having kids!" It's a form of passive protest against Big Brother. China needs to democratize but at this rate they will collapse first. Or will start a world war to distract the populace.

[@okshapp]

this is the comedy that has so much hearts man. hope japan's good for years to come cos i enjoy a lot of things from japan and i want to keep it that way.

[@angelinegeorge275]

Thank u Meshida. U are great

[@MB-pd8gt]

Thank you for this video. I live in Japan and I often see elderly people having to do backbreaking jobs, like stooped old men on their feet all day long as convenience store clerks, and women collecting recyclables late at night. It’s heartbreaking.

[@mogreen19]

Thank you, very informative and funny. I believe I have found the problem and solution: Meshida-San and Ken-Suzuki-San simply have to go out and each have at least 10 kids 😁

[@mayshusakuhanamurasufferli5438]

Have money ?if no money,better die alone

[@jasonph2522]

I am a social worker and worked in Japan twice (late 90's and early 2010's). I noticed my work catered more and more to at risk elderly people as time went on.

[@eloquent2200]

Oooooh my... Meshida-san! That's too sad to be funny) Thank you for your work!

[@melchezi8818]

Old people are not a problem and they are not a threat, young people are.

[@camperstar6stringer]

Only a small percentage of young people drop out of the way of Japanese culture. You must be thinking of the party rich kids in the big cities spending their grandparents kozukai money.

[@leifdux7277]

Thanks for the English videos to understand more about my own country better!

[@gpablico1006]

It's eye opening and sad. Many of the late elderlies live alone and forgotten. They pass away all alone. Each prefecture should do a wellness check on them. There is no easy solution, those who live with elderly parents and able body should help in their community, work with farmers or businesses who willing to donate food, funds, etc. every little bit helps. start now then later knowing this issue will effect future Japan. Compassion and humanity ❤️ can go a long way.👍🙏😊

[@TheStandardBearer]

This is eye opening.

[@Josua070]

I suppose this is a problem that's bound to happen for a country like Japan. And in the current climate (and the future climate), this NEEDS to be solved before those at the tippy top that are still in the leadership position to also suffer from the various health problems that aging elders often gets at their age. Else, there's a high chance of complete mess occurring in various sectors affected by the aging leadership and overall aging society. Every single one of the problems listed in the video could've been solved way back when. But at this time, I reckon it's a little bit too late. At most, they can only mitigate the impact, and will only be able to repair the damages once the event occurs.

[@AYACOHENSTEIN]

Thank for deliver this information with interesting ways! 🥰

[@RobbieDBobbet]

2025 hits, "But who could have foreseen this? nobody could have predicted this result" ~The government probably

[@m.h7881]

You know, I've seen many creative solution to this problem in manga. Maybe it's time to implement them.

[@gotinogaden]

Do they involve tentacles?

[@shudoy9386]

Creative solutions such as? I've been following news and documentaries regarding Japan population, and all other problems Japan society is currently facing. I even watch animes quite a lot. So for me personally, it all boils down to their "Culture", the root cause of all problems that lead Japan to population stagnation. Japan has many cultures, but to be very specific, I'm not dare to say it as I might offend them. Not sure Meshida is open to it or not....

[@m.h7881]

It's a feel good solution, at least for one gender. Lol

[@shudoy9386]

@@m.h7881 With that kind of solution, I can 100% confirm Japan will cease to exist. I am willing to bet it. No matter what their government does will be 100% futile.

[@shudoy9386]

@@m.h7881 On 2nd thought, actually Japan can no longer be saved. Their culture is rooted deep inside their soul. Even if we tell them to change, they won't. It is like asking a drug-addicted person to stop taking drug. Sorry, not trying to be negative here but I have a habit to think a lot and with all the info I have at hand, I think this is the conclusion to Japan's society. With their persistent to refuse to change nature.

[@Cody-uq3tw]

Thank you Japanese Comedian Meshida.

[@huehue5286]

When I came to Japan to work, I was impressed of how many old men you can find working in factories, doing the shittiest jobs, the lack of people and support from families or govt force the people that developed Japan to keep working to death.

[@perrydoell4326]

I love your escape from reality t-shirt. Where can I get one?

[@doyouknowdeweyy6291]

I recently discovered your channel and you are so funny 😂. You discuss serious issues in a very entertaining manner which keeps our attention. You also like all the comments. You deserve millions of subs. God bless you with everything you desire ❤️

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

Journalist Meshida

[@_Gilles_]

Another great video

[@xeroxparc]

I appreciate the content of the video but the editing is top notch (I specially appreciate the sound cues spread all over the video lol)

[@evercast9213]

so many dementia patients ... this is next level scary ... i can already see robot caregivers being in high demand!

[@kimstark3997]

Great information! Thank you for letting us know what the Japanese people will face. I hope Japan government will implement more policies to protect people and push away the Chinese invasion/expansion.

[@natebriggs580]

The answer: Caregiver Tourism Here's the ad copy: "Book now for an authentic experience of Japan, spending a week cooking, cleaning, bathing, and listening to the complaints of an elderly Japanese living alone! Get up close and personal with a nation growing older by the day! Special rates for couples and visitors staying longer than a month!"

[@Mera2002]

The thumbnail made him look like he was genuinely terrified and devastated.

[@tarsierontherun]

At this rate, Japan might actually need to do Battle Royale to decrease the population, but with old people.

[@soudantube]

thank you for updating us Japan’s condition. I’m in between, to stay in Japan or to back to my country. I am living in Japan for more than half of my life so, I am used to living here than my home country. But, I don’t know if it’s good to live here until my senior age. I will just add up on population of elders here😂

[@lenseet3743]

Will the government make it easier for young people to migrate to Japan to combat aging population?

[@marcomojo5815]

massive immigration is not a good solution. It erases the local cultures and creates more social issues.

[@natural_law]

Then it wont be Japan...

[@lenseet3743]

@@natural_law I think they will have no choice

[@natural_law]

@@lenseet3743 my point still stands

[@joseph3036]

Japanese culture is too unique and isolated, it’s gonna be harder for immigrants to adapt compared to the west.

[@mangamaniaciam]

Mashida -san, you cannot leave the people responsible for the problems in charge of the solutions!

[@stormtrooperelite1453]

never thought i'd see a day when i'd understand what the "golden egg" and "silver weight" were references to

[@Miriankorie08]

Funny but very informative! 😅

[@Sannypowa]

Unfortunately, Italy is facing the same problem with the number of old people getting closer and closer to the number of newborns and this is going to be a problem for the pensioning and healthcare system. Our Governments should rule out migration as a solution because the problem of the population collapse is the inability families face to afford a baby as inflation and the cost of living goes up. Migration is not going to fix population collapse. We need a strong welfare and social support system to let families afford housing and raising children.

[@ravencroft6347]

Japan is so strict in providing visa .that’s why many gaijin choose to overstay （without visa）. When I was in Ibaraki and did part time job there . To my surprise half of workers are no visa , they were working for a decade, the workers there were diligent to their work , and I think without those workers maybe that kaisha would turn close. well, my perspective is give them visa , so they can also pay tax for the government of Japan .

[@boycottnok1466]

Immigration should be banned. No outsiders needed. Go home

[@AAA-gu3zo]

And some working visa cannot do part time job, this keep foregin worker earn low.

[@AV314]

From where is this delivery of comedy inspired by? The delivery style is funny!

[@luisafmcanime]

Meshidaaa. We are waiting for you in Sapporo！

[@bloodykenshiro8218]

I'm not an expert, but I think if the Japanese Yen doesn't go up in value, social security fees will need to increase to compensate for the pressure constantly added to the system. I remember many years ago in school where it was generally posited that a population that is long lived meant that a country has a high level of development, but this clearly brings about its own subset of problems.

[@markbernardmabuti208]

Meshida San please make a video that content about cinema here in japan, watching movies in cinema here in japan makes me "WOW" because even in a great or very intense scene but the Japanese has no reaction to what happened in the movies, but deep inside i was shouting loud because it was exciting scene... sorry for my grammar..... Arigatou Gozaimasu

[@bernardobrily]

I really love how he discussed serious issue in a funny way 🤣

[@Sin606]

I think it's an interesting situation, is there enough space in Japan for more younger people in a place where the power is held by the elders?

[@sinisterjon]

The issue could have been dealt with 2003 when they reformed the education system. They should have introduced more I.T. elements at Jnr high school level, made English classes more communicative based and you would have a bunch of 25 year old English speaking IT wizards ready to start IT start-ups, give jobs to foreign IT workers who would bring up the GDP.

[@UnimportantAcc]

7:20 かっこいいオシャレな老人だね、バーバリー持ってるｗｗｗ

[@bowlingvanjapan4099]

You’re asking the people who created this mess (politicians) to be the ones to fix this mess. Politicians are unqualified to work almost any job yet they make rules for everyone. That’s a losing bet.

[@nolisarmiento1719]

I think most highly developed countries also face this problem.....I just did a quick online research on this and I found out that out of the top 30 countries with a population of at least 17% older than 65...Japan ranks number one with 28% but the rest are European countries...Italy comes second with 22%..then followed by Finland, Portugal, Greece, Germany, and other European countries

[@seasong7655]

So sad there are only 4 days left 😭

[@Stephen_Jabs]

Congrats meshida for this interesting topic

[@StarPlatinumV]

Jeez! Come on Japan! I hope this situation can get better soon.

[@yiminy4567]

What I’m gleaning from this video is that if anyone plans to ever visit Japan for tourism, for the best experience, plan your visit to happen in the next 5 years. 😬

[@thanosandnobill3789]

I remember a Japanese politician before few years that said "Japanese population need to be at 100 million people because more than this is unsustainable for an island at the size of Japan" I think there is a truth in that statement, people tend to forget that Japan is a mostly mountainous place, as an example if Japan had the population growth of France (another developed country) from 1990 and forward today would have reached 150 million people and 18 years from now to 170 million people (if they didn't have starved themself till then) That being said I think they overdid it, they need more babies immediately.

[@armorbearer9702]

All you said is sad, but true Meshida. On the bright side, the Japanese government acknowledges the hikikomori problem(9:16) and is taking steps to solve it.

[@jennskiihernandez4145]

素晴らしい〜👍👍👍

[@saagar2002]

Meshida San, could u make a video on akumetsu without getting into trouble.

[@UnlimitlesslyFunnyDude]

00:00 Introduction 01:22 About Comedian Meshida 01:52 Super aging society 03:19 Collapse of social security expenses 05:17 Baby boomer generation 06:31 Poor old people 07:55 mployment Ice-Age Generation 10:03 Old parent-child bankruptcy 11:48 Labor Shortage 13:59 The Walking Dementia ==============================

[@isekaijin]

怖いです 😭. i hope Japan govt come up with a good plan for this really soon

[@Troglodyted]

Dude I love your videos.

[@fran3ro]

Maybe if Japan could resolve the "staying at work without producing anything" problem then the economy would recover a little and the aging thing would not be a so near problem.

[@larrygraham3377]

Thank you for this informative video. We have the same problem here in the U.S. I just dont know what the solution to this situation is ??? Maybe if we can stop fighting wars and spending billions of dollars on defense this problem we be a lot easier to manage. Again, THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL VIDEO .👍👍👍

[@Letsgo-sg4cy]

USA can get young legal immigrants if they change their policy. But no one will go to Japan🇯🇵.

[@briancrosby152]

I hope it improves I want Japan to thrive & grow. My friends living in Tokyo Saitama Sendai & Osaka struggle enough.

[@muhammadzeshan2531]

You worked hard on data

[@michaellucas1200]

A lot of younger people in the US don't vote as much as they should either, but they're trying to inspire others to vote more and get more active in the political climate. I think a lot of millennials got disillusioned with it and felt like their votes didn't matter and wouldn't change anything so they didn't really bother with it.

[@ThaFuzzwood]

the votes never matter anywhere because it's always the same old fucks in power everywhere only letting other old fucks into the system.

[@ydk1k253]

My older sister is getting a bachelor in nursing from a japanese funded university 😂

[@shiyason213]

About time Meshida, I’ve been waiting 2 days for this.. don’t you dare delay my content (Just kidding, love you man)

[@agvlogs4504]

What’s really funny is, your not lying 😂

[@foxdeleon]

Crack down on workaholism and don't be xenophobic, Japan! There are so many young people happy to move in but are in risk of getting burned out because people stay in the office because the boss hasn't left yet. Rank and file just stay and pretend to be busy and won't leave early to prevent being a pariah.

[@pokrec]

Don't worry, in China they are also rolling down in a really decent rate. I know why this problem arose. That's because Japanese people have too much entertainment. And that's because Meshida-san is doing his work...

[@farcydebop]

How do you say Soylent Green in Japanese?

[@ThaFuzzwood]

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