Title here says it all. This is meant to be a serious discussion. Given the low birthrate, shifting demographics, state of the economy and predictions of a massive earthquake... is Japan going to have a good future? My personal opinion is I see Japan going one of two ways: pursuing better relations with its neighbors and allowing more foreigners into Japan or scaling down on a "smaller Japan" and becoming even more isolationist and cut off from the outside world.
In the case of the latter choice, I'd expect that would have dire economic consequences for Japan and create problems such as a permanently devalued yen and a massive labour shortage in 30-50 years.
In the case of the latter choice, I'd expect that would have dire economic consequences for Japan and create problems such as a permanently devalued yen and a massive labour shortage in 30-50 years.