In the absence of large-scale immigration, to which Japanese remain unamenable, one relatively simple solution would be to integrate more women into the labor force. A 10% increase in Japan’s female labor-force participation rate – an entirely attainable goal – would translate into an almost 5% gain in total labor-force participation.
日本领导人也必须扩大由于本国的快速老龄化而面临严重制约的劳动力队伍。在缺乏大规模移民，日本又不准备开放移民的情况下，一个相对简单的解决方案将是把更多的女性融入劳动力大军。如果日本的女性劳动力参与率能提升10%——这是一个完全可以实现的目标——那就将把整体的劳动力参与率提升近5%。