They got overtaken by Germany a country with 50% lower population and the gap is widening. Their gdp per capita is below some Eastern European countries and way below other developed countries that used to have similar gdp per capita. Yen’s devaluation is getting faster so in the future I don’t think Japan can even be called a first world country anymore. What exactly caused this? I know Japan has been in recession since the early 90s but this last few years seem to be extra harsh on Japan
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Since no one has seemed to mention it yet, Japan is **the** most indebted nation on Earth. Combine this with a rapidly aging population and you pretty much have the issue. Additionally their central bank management is very unusual.
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