---

The shrinking of the population and consequently of the national workforce caused by negative demographic changes, namely, birth rates decline, aging population, and rising life expectancy, have pushed China, South Korea, and Japan to think long and hard about ways to cope with the issue. After careful examination they have started adopting policies to welcome immigration flows; and yet, realities that are present in these countries show trends going the opposite direction. Very strong national identities are at play and risk to undermine efforts to uplift the national demographic scenario.

---

Capretta, Davide
Master´s Degree in International Relations pursued and completed at Ca´ Foscari (Venice), from 2015 to 2018. After having studied and worked abroad for an extended period of time, both in Atlanta-U.S. and Tokyo-Japan, I have developed an interest for the subject of this book: the issues of immigration, particularly those related to the job market.

---