Elon Musk tweet saying Japan will ‘eventually cease to exist’ without higher birth rate sets off angry reactions
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A tweet from Elon Musk about Japan’s declining birth rate has touched a nerve among social media users and triggered a flood of angry reactions not just directed at him, but also the government. “At risk of stating the obvious, unless something changes to cause the birth rate to exceed the death rate, Japan will eventually cease to exist,” Mr Musk had tweeted on Sunday. “This would a great loss for the world.” The Tesla chief made the comments while responding to a Kyodo News report about a record decline in the country’s population. “Yes this is stupid but it’s also a more commonly held view than you’d think by people with only a passing knowledge of Japan,” wrote Paul Nadeau, co-founder and editor at Tokyo Review.
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