Bro, this is one of the biggest reasons Japan’s birth rate keeps collapsing.
A young Japanese guy working full-time is only taking home around 130,000–140,000 yen a month, while still paying off student loans.
With that kind of money, getting married and having kids isn’t just “difficult” — it feels impossible for a lot of people.
Meanwhile, the government keeps expanding support and subsidies for foreign workers, covering part of their wages and making it easier for companies to hire them.
So we have a situation where young Japanese people are struggling to even survive, yet the system is more focused on bringing in and supporting foreign labor.
If the government has money and energy to help foreigners settle and work here, shouldn’t they at least make sure young Japanese people can afford to have children first?
This isn’t about hating foreigners. It’s about priorities being completely backwards.