Going ‘green’ is having an effect:
At Hiroshima Airport (HIJ), a foreign airline company reported in May that it was unable to procure fuel in Japan, halting the airport’s plan to increase its number of flights.
The zombies are finally dying:
Japan’s corporate bankruptcies hit a decade-high with 4,887 business closures in the first half of 2024 – a 22% increase from last year.
https://finimize.com/content/japan-sees-highest-corporate-bankruptcies-in-a-decade
Problems of an aging population:
Japan’s labor shortage remains a serious issue with 51% of companies reporting that they did not have enough employees, according to survey results released last week
Lets see if the Keynesians can print their way out of this 