Japan can't close door on immigrants

Japan has often been used an as example of a 'xenophobic nation' in the sense that it is fiercely resistant towards having immigrants in their midst. (foreigners make up only 1.6 % of its population; whereas in Singapore, about 1.3 million of our 5.4 million population are immigrants) And this has contributed to its stagnated economy, which looks to worsen as its population ages.....Compare with Singapore.

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Qn: To what extent does the immigration of people have a positive effect? (Cam. 2008)