Giving some Japanese islands to the “sinking” Maldivians

Amy Chaves who is a Japanese resident has put forward a novel idea to relocate all Maldivians to Japan. Writing on http://search.japantimes.co.jp/ she says that by giving some Japanese islands to the Maldivians, Japan can solve some economic problems and at the same time help Maldives too! Following are extracts from Amy Chavez’s article:

“For years Japan has struggled with the question of how to revive the countryside. With few jobs and an aging population, the countryside isn't much of a draw for anyone under the age of 80. This goes for the islands in the Seto Inland Sea too, where the last generations of fishermen barely manage to hang on to a folkloric lifestyle. There have been many thoughts on how to revive the islands, but despite the half-hearted promotional efforts by the government, nothing much changes here.
But, I have an idea on how to revive not only the island where I live, but all of the islands in the Seto Inland Sea.

My plan would increase the overall island population by 400,000, build a new industry, and create up to a million jobs. This idea would make you, me and Japan very rich. My economic stimulus package for Japan is this: Japan should lease out the 200 or so inhabited islands in the Inland Sea.
Why? Because we already have a potential buyer. The Maldives. You see, the Maldives (a series of over 1,000 islands, but of which only about 200 are inhabited), have this sinking feeling that they are not going to be around for much longer. The relatively flat islands are disappearing as sea levels rise due to the warming of the planet. The Maldives government considered the possibility of protecting their islands by building giant sea walls around them, but the idea was deemed impractical and too expensive.

So instead, the country is looking for a new home. The Maldives government is already saving money to buy up land somewhere else. They have reportedly looked into large tracts of land in India, Sri Lanka and Australia. Hey Japan, these people have cash! Their population needs islands, and our islands need population. And since our islands are basically mountains, should the seas continue to rise, we can always move to higher ground. What happens if the Maldivians don't want to come? Don't despair. The South Pacific islands are sinking too.”