How do you view South Korea’s population decline?
The birth rate is the lowest, and the suicide rate is among the highest.
It could actually be seen as an opportunity.
With fewer people, it might help stabilize housing prices,
and if there’s a severe labor shortage, we can just bring in immigrants.
Recently, a series of mysterious disappearances have occurred.
A letter was even found in which someone claimed responsibility for kidnapping and murder. What are your thoughts on this?
It could actually be seen as an opportunity.
With fewer people, it might help stabilize housing prices,
and if there’s a severe labor shortage, we can just bring in immigrants.
Interpretation
South Korea’s population decline is merely a symptom; the real problems that need to be addressed lie elsewhere.
These include inadequate labor protections, discrimination based on occupation, an inefficient and overly competitive education system, and excessively high housing prices.
Unless these root causes are resolved, new problems will continue to emerge, and the Korean people will remain unhappy.
