> But too much consumption and not enough consumption can't both be problems at the same time. What if the the problem is that the demand is for things that Ja

> But too much consumption and not enough consumption can't both be problems at the same time. What if the the problem is that the demand is for things that Japanese companies have a hard time producing? E.g., oil/energy (which of course actually is a big problem in Japan), iphones, etc...