> Now, it seems, they too are nearing an inflection point where more value added industries, industries which manufacture more value added products are needed i

> Now, it seems, they too are nearing an inflection point where more value added industries, industries which manufacture more value added products are needed in order to grow the internal consumer market and economy. The new consumerists, as it were. Would that be the middle income trap? With a median age that's close to Japan's in the 90s, it's a worry.