I completely (and unfortunately) agree. This population pattern manifests in so many countries. The United States would be in this situation if not for our immigration inflow. South Korea actually has an even lower birthrate than Japan. China has a smaller population base in its youth vs its middle aged segment as a result of their one child policy [1].<p>I wonder... will <i>all</i> developed nations engage in a war for productive immigrants in order to prevent a population pyramid based collapse of their economies?<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.indexmundi.com&#x2F;graphs&#x2F;population-pyramids&#x2F;china-population-pyramid-2014.gif" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.indexmundi.com&#x2F;graphs&#x2F;population-pyramids&#x2F;china-p...</a>