Japan’s population continues shrinking at record pace
TOKYO: Japan’s population continues to shrink at a record pace, with the number of Japanese falling to 122.4 million, 801,000 fewer than a year earlier. This is the sharpest decline since since the survey began in 1968, the Ministry of the Interior in Tokyo announced on Wednesday, reported German news agency (dpa). On top of […]
‘World’s happiest country’ seeks migrants
HELSINKI, Finland: Repeatedly dubbed the happiest nation on the planet with world-beating living standards, Finland should be deluged by people wanting to relocate, but in fact it faces an acute workforce shortage. “It’s now widely acknowledged that we need a spectacular number of people to come to the country,” recruiter Saku Tihverainen from agency Talented Solutions […]
