![Students at the Seiko Gakuin High School in Yokohama, Japan, during a crafts class where they learn how to make wooden chopsticks.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/LI6WA2TLQZCDLG7TNEXKBWHKLU.jpg?auth=cf255d195fe10aadd6dea3ceece07b5c34d3b783dec475c6a6be0df67653e1b2&width=414&height=233&smart=true)
A look at Japan’s demographic collapse, through the eyes of its youth
According to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the world’s third-largest economy is on the brink of social dysfunction, which has been brought about by a rapidly-aging population. The stories and opinions of members of the younger generations reveal the challenges that lay ahead for a very conservative society