Japan's economy is only going to get worse. I don't think they've resolved their population decline and aging demographics.
If only they weren't so xenophobic, then they could maybe receive more immigrants (would love to work there myself)
I mean, getting a work visa in Japan isn't really all that difficult. You basically need a 4-year degree and a company to sponsor you.
So.. No, I can't work in Japan.
Those things are achievable. Another option is to come on a student visa to either language school or university and work from that angle.
If you’re from the US, that degree could cost as much as Japan. /s
Well, that's true. The other option is to save up and move to a country where the cost of education is super low/free and then either stay there or move on to Japan.
In the general public I don't think it's pure xenophobia, but in large parts a fear of not being able to communicate. The behavior they expose then is almost indistinguishable from xenophobia and for the receiving person in no way better, though when a foreign looking person is able to communicate, most hesitations will fall away.
I know that this is obviously not applicable to 100% of the population, but so is the other belief. There are obviously also die-hard foreigners hating nationalists, as in every country.
I live in the city with the most japanese descendants outside of japan, Im half japanese myself. A lot of japanese here went back to Japan (and yes, they knew how to speak japanese) only to be met with xenophobia. Im talking full blooded japanese people, only reason they were rejected was because they were born in Brazil. You somehow seem to know more than me in the subject, I sure hope its from first hand experience if you are claiming those things.
Third place gets a crown…?
Yea - it's like a monarchy... eldest son gets the throne, second gets a sack of raisins and the third son gets the crown. Just like how monarchies work.
“Sack of raisins” is a euphemism right? Something to do with Prince Andrew ?
Pretty soon they'll be eclipsed by California, who had a $4.0T GDP last year.
Since when is California considered to be a country?
It is frequently calculated as an individual economy due to its economic force. By comparison, the GDP of Japan was only $4.2 trillion.
ahem
Edit: Texas had a GDP of $2.5 trillion, and New York had a GDP of $2 trillion. Germany had a GDP of $4.8 trillion, the UK had GDP of $3.8 trillion, and France had a GDP of $2.8 trillion. The Russian federation had a GDP of $2.2 trillion.
These these are 2023 numbers. Just for comparison. 
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Japan has been eclipsed by Germany as the world’s third-biggest economy and has slipped into recession, according to data released Thursday, as the country battles a weak yen and an ageing, shrinking population.
While Japanese carmakers and other exporters have benefited from a weak yen – which makes their goods cheaper on the international market – the country’s labour crunch is worse than Germany’s, and it is struggling to address a low birthrate.
The failure of government-led attempts to boost the birthrate means chronic labour shortages are expected to worsen, even as the country welcomes a record number of foreign workers.
The economy revitalisation minister, Yoshitaka Shindo, told reporters that Germany leapfrogging Japan showed it was “imperative” to promote structural reforms, including getting more women into full-time work and lowering the barriers to foreign investment.
Thursday’s data showed that real GDP – the total value of goods and services – shrank 0.1% in the last three months of 2023 compared to the previous quarter, due to weak spending by households and businesses, according to the cabinet office.
While Japan’s recent slip to fourth place has been attributed to dramatic currency moves, losing third spot to a troubled German economy will deal a blow to its self-esteem and to the already unpopular prime minister, Fumio Kishida.
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Isn't Germany also officially in recession?
And you get a crown for 3rd place?
Yes, a bronze one.
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