2021年，日本继续多次受到新冠疫情的冲击。一方面，日本社会诸多课题进一步凸显，少子老龄化进程加速，因孤独而自杀者数量显著增加，特别是正式员工与非正式员工之间的差距、青少年之间的教育差距进一步扩大，儿童易陷入“贫困代际传递”等“格差社会”的特征日趋明显。另一方面，在与疫情共存的情况下，日本的经济社会活动逐步回归正常。疫情也给日本民众带来了诸多生活方式、工作方式的新变革，加速了信息技术、生物技术与传统技术相融合的进程，催生了线上诊疗、线上购物、线上教育等新业态。
Due to the COVID-19 in 2021，many social problems in Japan has further aggravated. The trend of growing aging population and fewer children accelerates. Cases of lonely suicides increase significantly. The income gap between regular and non-regular employees expands. The education gap between teenagers widen. A growing number of children fall into the poverty due to their poor parents，which is a leading feature of differential society. Meanwhile，the COVID-19 epidemic has also brought about new changes in ways of life and work for the Japanese people，accelerating the integration of information technology，biotechnology and traditional technologies and promoting new business forms such as online medical treatment，online shopping and online education.
