Episode 540 – The End of the Beginning
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On the final episode of the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: the LDP completely fails to meet the challenge of the bubble collapse, and the Lost Decades see Japan’s economy stagnate and its political and social system under severe pressure. Where to from here? Only time will tell.
Sources
Pempel, T.J. Regime Shift
Anchordoguy, Marie. Reprogramming Japan
Werner, Richard. Princes of the Yen
Kingston, Jeff. Japan in Transformation, 1945-2010.
Images
This gif shows the shift in Japan’s demographics over the course of the post-feudal period, and illustrates the nature of both the declining birthrate and aging population very well
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