In the 50's they were THE economic threat ... electronics, cars and a few et cetera's.
“People that don’t want their government to just go further and further and further in debt are EVIL!!!”
(Media rule #1)
What’s their problem? Just borrow trillions of dollars like the good old us of a and call it good...
Japan’s population is aging rapidly. And the Japanese birth rate is very low, one of the lowest in the world. The day is rapidly approaching when there won’t be enough younger workers to support the old people.
What do you want to bet the Federal Reserve gets involved? Most people don’t know this, but we actually owe more money to the Japanese than the Chinese.