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Is Japan actually in a better place? GDP per capita is worse, work hours are longer, debt is much higher, birth rates are lower. Citation needed.

• skippyboxedhero 3y ago
  You have asked for a citation whilst listing a bunch of things that are quantifiable but which may or may not matter depending on your PoV...I notice you didn't mention crime...why is that it? Lack of citations? Asking for citations does not mean that the things you cite are relevant or useful. GDP per capita growth since 1990 is equal to the US. Yes, this is good. Work hours are longer...than what? They are shorter than the US and most of Europe by OECD data...where are your citations? Debt is higher...than what? Personal rates of debt are lower, and they have a huge net foreign asset position...did you cite something without understanding what it meant? Birth rates are lower...yes, why is this bad? It hasn't impacted GDP per capita...so why is it bad? Again, is this something you are "citing" without understanding?
  • ffgjgf1 3y ago
    > GDP per capita growth since 1990 is equal to the US Not it’s not. That’s just an absurd claim. Japan had even GDP per capita with the US in 1990, briefly overtook it ~1995. Now US has more than twice as high GDP per capita (76k vs 34k). The Japanese economy has been stagnant since the mid 90s… In PPP it’s almost as bad (45k vs 76k). Now look at Japan and Germany, they were about even until 2007 now Germany is massively ahead. > citing" without understanding? Coming from someone who didn’t even bother looking up how Japan’s GDP per capita changed (or rather stayed stagnant) over the last 20+ years?