> And as the population declines, the number of resources per citizen increases. So people may be better off than before. Japan's resource is its people. Engi

> And as the population declines, the number of resources per citizen increases. So people may be better off than before. Japan's resource is its people. Engineers, teachers, government officers, train conductors, and so on. When population declines, the Japanese don't have more resources per people. They just have less resources, period.