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双语:人口定时炸弹?日本人“濒危”的8个迹象

2018-02-16 13:14    

要论世界上寿命最长的国家,日本总能遥遥领先。但是对于生育率极低的日本来说,这一长寿优势只能加剧恶性循环,甚至催生出了不少怪象,比如,成人纸尿裤销量超过婴儿纸尿裤,监狱变成养老院,和朋友结婚等等。专家估算,长此以往,日本人将在3776年灭绝。

Japan is dealing with what economists call a "demographic time bomb."

日本正面临经济学家所谓的“人口定时炸弹”威胁。

Through a vicious cycle of low fertility and low consumer spending, the country"s economy has gradually shrunk over the last 25 years.

受制于低生育率和低消费性开支的恶性循环,日本的经济在过去25年正逐渐缩水。

People are living longer, and they"re heaping greater social-security costs onto younger generations who aren"t having kids to replace them — thereby furthering the cycle.

人们的寿命变长了,老人们滚雪球一样的社保负担被转嫁到了年轻一代的身上,而年轻一代又没有生育出可以替代自己的孩子,于是这种恶性循环进一步加剧。

Here are some of the most visible signs in daily life that the time bomb is ticking.

以下是最能反映日本人口炸弹危机的日常迹象。

There are now 68,000 people over 100 years old.

现在日本100岁以上的老人已经有68000位。

To put Japan"s widespread aging in perspective, 2017 marked the 47th straight year that the country has broken its own record for the number of centenarians, or people living past their 100th birthday.

要想清楚意识到日本普遍老龄化的现状,有一个事实是你必须知道的:2017年是日本百岁老人数量连续第47年打破纪录。

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