> Japan was able to endure a lost decade(s) due to immense social solidarity that few countries, perhaps even the US, possess. Your points make no sense. Civil

> Japan was able to endure a lost decade(s) due to immense social solidarity that few countries, perhaps even the US, possess. Your points make no sense. Civil war, countries breaking up etc. almost always happen only when people's basic needs (food, water, clothing, heat, electricity) are not being met. Even during its lost decade, Japan has been a top 25 country by per-capita income.