1. Is the sun setting on Japan?
- Author
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Laing, Jonathan R.
- Subjects
Japan -- Economic aspects ,Japan -- Demographic aspects ,Public debts -- Economic aspects ,Public debts -- Forecasts and trends ,Aged -- Demographic aspects ,Aged -- Forecasts and trends ,Market trend/market analysis ,Banking, finance and accounting industries ,Business - Abstract
Japan faces a bleak economic future due to its rising debt and number of elderly citizens while its population and labor force shrink. Japanese debt is expected to rise to 222.3% of gross national product by 2014, while its population is projected to shrink to 100 million by 2050.
- Published
- 2009