Because of an aging population, russia and japan are expected to have blank population growth in the near future.

Reversed.

Explanation:

The age distribution of the Russian population has been and is expected to be led by population aging. This means an increasing number of older people and a higher proportion of older persons in the whole population.

Japan is also an example of population decline. The 2017 UN World Population Prospects predicted that the Japanese population will decline a 15% by 2050. Demographic predictions from Japan’s Bureau of Statistics predict a 25% drop by that time, as well as an increase of Japanese age 65+.  

your answer would be (a)

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