Japan has a fair claim to being the world’s oldest nation. Today, youth is its scarcest and most precious asset. This decade the number of people living in Japan has fallen by about 800,000, and the number of 18-year-olds is falling faster still. If the country is to prosper as its population shrinks, it needs its dwindling band of young people to punch above their weight.
日本堪称世界上人口结构最年老的国家。如今，青年人是日本最稀缺、也是最宝贵的资产。在10年里，日本的人口已经下降了约80万，而18岁年轻人减少得更快。如果日本要在人口萎缩的同时保持繁荣，就需要日益减少的年轻人超水平发挥自身才能。
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