THE city of Fukuoka, the biggest on the island of Kyushu, is buzzing. Hip young things at Fukuoka Growth Next, a city-run corporate incubator, bash away on their laptops. As the sun sets they gather to sup in the chi-chi bars beside the river. Fukuoka is Japan's fastest-growing metropolis, including for 15-29-year-olds. It would be idyllic, but for the fact that these are the people who wonder how they will bear the burden of Japan's declining and greying population. The current election campaign, alas, is doing little to reassure them.
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