title: Japan's aging economics.
abstract: "Japan's population is aging faster than that of any other country in the world. The unprecedented increase in retirees relative to the size of Japan's work force will force radical change if the nation is to avoid a fiscal crisis, or worse. These seemingly innocent demographic changes will force Japan to shrink its famously high savings rate, reverse its proud trade surplus, send more industry overseas, liberalize its tightly controlled markets, and take on a more active, high-profile foreign policy. Ultimately, these changes will shift the balance of power in East Asia."
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ezrati
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D006280:Health Workforce; D007564:Japan; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012942:Social Sciences
keywords: Asia; Demographic Aging; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Factors; Economics; Human Resources; Japan; Labor Force; Political Factors; Population; Population Dynamics; Power; Social Sciences