MM Lee uses Singapore as example to encourage Japan to take in more foreign workers

[Alamaking]

MM says Japan should study how Singapore turned to foreign workers to boost its economy.
Dawn Tay
Fri, Dec 11, 2009 my paper


JAPAN, facing economic and social problems partly due to its ageing population, could take a leaf out of Singapore's book, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said yesterday.

It could study how Singapore turned to foreign workers to boost its economy, he said.

He was asked how Japan could break its cultural and economic barriers in integrating foreigners at a dialogue to mark the 40th anniversary of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry Singapore.


He said: "Japan faces a difficult choice here. If it continues its policy, it will have an ageing population which does not consume much - old people do not change cars or televisions every year. One of the reasons why the Japanese economy is not bouncing back, despite stimulus packages, is because the consumer market is down."


Japan has to consider letting the younger generation take up political and business leadership earlier, and to embrace women as part of its workforce.

 

[Devil Within]

Re: MM Lee uses Singapore as example to encourage Japan to take in more foreign worke

Singaporean should study how the Japanese kick out the LDP to give opposition party a try to form new fresh government.

 

[Alamaking]

Re: MM Lee uses Singapore as example to encourage Japan to take in more foreign worke

Singaporean should study how the Japanese kick out the LDP to give opposition party a try to form new fresh government.

Dun bother, we are balless, LOL

 

[Devil Within]

Re: MM Lee uses Singapore as example to encourage Japan to take in more foreign worke

Dun bother, we are balless, LOL

I don't know about you, but I always voted for opposition whenever I gets to vote.

 

[Alamaking]

Re: MM Lee uses Singapore as example to encourage Japan to take in more foreign worke

I don't know about you, but I always voted for opposition whenever I gets to vote.

I got no chance to vote, our opposition here also balless, LOL

 

[Devil Within]

Re: MM Lee uses Singapore as example to encourage Japan to take in more foreign worke

I got no chance to vote, our opposition here also balless, LOL

That is because PAP are ball-less. Always redrawing boundaries and changing rules to avoid strong oppositions.

 

[borom]

Re: MM Lee uses Singapore as example to encourage Japan to take in more foreign worke

Why should Japan, a country since 660 BC (based on its National Foundation Day of February 11) follow a little dot of a country that exist only after WW2 ?

A major economic power,Japan has the world's second-largest economy by nominal GDP and the third largest in purchasing power parity. It is also the world's fourth largest exporter and sixth largest importer. It is also the only Asian country in the G8 and is currently serving as an elected member of the UN Security Council. Metropolitan Tokyo-Yokohama, with 35,000,000 people, is the world's most populous city.
Where does the little red dot stands in comparison.

When you look at the things around your house,the things you use and the car you drive, just estimate how many of them are made in Japan.Compare this with how many are made in Singapore.The decision is simple.

 

[mscitw]

Re: MM Lee uses Singapore as example to encourage Japan to take in more foreign worke

Autocrat has no shame, he copied dynastic succession and Amakudari from Japs and now lectures them on running the country using cheap foreign talents to boost GDP! What a gall!

 

[Singa Crew]

Re: MM Lee uses Singapore as example to encourage Japan to take in more foreign worke

eh... why MM Lee hates the Japanese so much that he has to give them such bad advice? Surely he should know that his own party, the PAP, might very well experience a 'freak election result' due to the thoughtless strategy of wantonly importing foreign talents into our country.

 

[Alamaking]

Re: MM Lee uses Singapore as example to encourage Japan to take in more foreign worke

I wont be surprised that he speaks this dialogue in Japanese, he's a japanese translator in WW2, lol