Many say the Japanese are now not as nervous as they ought to be.
The current population figures show around 127 million people.
According to the forecasts this figure will have fallen to 90 million by 2055, and 40 percent of the population will then be over 65 years.
There is reason for optimism among the pessimists: They could be right.
The Japanese lack inflation, according to the Japanese issue of the newspaper International Herald Tribune. Prices are falling. In order to bump up consumption many stores are lowering their prices.
