We have extracted 50 social issues that are believed to have the greatest impact on Japanese society now and in the future. These issues do not arise or exist independently, but are often causally related to one another.
Furthermore, the problems themselves are structured in a complex way, making the hurdles to solving them extremely high. Some of these problems are rooted in legal systems or institutional design, and there are social issues for which private solutions are far beyond their reach.
However, momentum is building for the public and private sectors to work together to achieve the SDGs, which is driving the solution.
Of the 50 issues, we collected detailed data on 15 that we thought would have a large social impact if resolved, and by sorting out the issues, we sought clues to resolve them while also linking them to the SDGs.
In particular, he took up the issues of "gender inequality" and "LGBTQ," which are said to be areas in which Japan is lagging behind in the international community, and showed that these are one of the underlying causes of the declining birthrate.
Regarding the issue of a declining birthrate and aging population, the cause is not the "elderly people" but the "declining birthrate." In other words, the large elderly population is not a problem, but rather a "prerequisite" for Japanese society, and measures for the future are explored.
There is a causal relationship between things. The various social issues facing Japan also have causes and effects, and the strength of these connections varies. It is difficult to describe them all, but this report provides a bird's-eye view of Japan's social issues.
If we judge the future of Japan's economy solely by labor productivity, the future population decline will only have a negative effect.
However, the power of innovation goes beyond labor productivity and has the potential to compensate for population decline and generate excess productivity.
From this perspective, I hope that many startups that tackle Japan's social issues will be launched into the world.
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