Japanese population down…Tokyo and Nagoya see increase

Tokyo saw a rise in its population numbers last month of about 130,000 people…a jump the city hadn't seen in more than 20 years.

The influx into Nagoya reached levels last marked more than 30 years ago.

In 1987, Tokyo had a net increase of 163,000 people. Then the bubble burst and people started moving away.  

However, since Japan's economy started to pick up again, since 2002 Tokyo has seen a net increase of 580,000 – more than the 510,000 during the peak bubble years.

Nagoya, Japan's motor-prefecture, has a job ratio of 1.6:1 job seeker, the highest in the nation.

Osaka is losing people.

More people in a concentrated area is expected to improve the nation's productivity BUT make it tough at the regional and local levels in the nonurban areas.

Washington D.C. , Louisville, Nashville, Denver, Boston, Seattle, Las vegas…each has a population of between 500-600,000. Tokyo grew by that much in four years.

What do you think?