Abstract
In this paper, I consider the influences of population decrease on Japanese communities. A community is a “place” where people live and carry on social functions such as production, education and culture to get income and jobs without considering geographical and natural environments. Therefore, to consider the influences that population decrease have on a community, we must generally consider the influences of the above and other related functions. We must analyze a very wide range of influences from the influences on industry and on local finance to social symbiosis involving foreigners. In this paper, the analysis does not focus on a specific theme, but the influence that population decrease has on the community is generally evaluated though the concept of “sustainability”.
JEL Classification: C82, J00, O29, R00
