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	<title>Future Atlas &#187; Japan</title>
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		<title>China Moves Up the Rankings, Japan Down</title>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/02/china-moves-up-the-rankings-japan-down/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Future Atlas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[China is about to become the world&#8217;s second-largest economy, supplanting Japan, the New York Times reports.
This &#8220;will bring an end to a global economic order that has prevailed for 40 years, with ramifications across arenas from trade and diplomacy to, potentially, military power,&#8221; the Times notes.
China is already the second-largest economy measured by purchasing power, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Fertility Rebound</title>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/13/a-fertility-rebound/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/13/a-fertility-rebound/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Future Atlas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A researcher has found that fertility may go up again after countries reach a high level of development.
The pattern has long been that fertility is declining pretty much everywhere, and in the developed world is has dropped below replacement levels &#8212; about 2.1 babies per woman &#8212; in many countries.
Lower fertility has many societal, economic, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Socially malfunctioning Japan</title>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/31/socially-malfunctioning-japan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/31/socially-malfunctioning-japan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 22:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Future Atlas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post reports on how little will there is to deal with the causes of Japan&#8217;s projected demographic collapse.
The article notes that the country may lose 70% of its workforce by 2050, at the same time it is faced with supporting a massive population of seniors.
The oncoming problems could be alleviated with immigration and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan: feeling threatened</title>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2006/12/24/japan-feeling-threatened/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2006/12/24/japan-feeling-threatened/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2006 21:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Future Atlas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a new poll, most Japanese feel that North Korea and China are potential military threats to their country.
When asked whether these countries constituted threats, Japanese responded:

80% &#8212; North Korea
55% &#8212; China
39% &#8212; Russia

These results suggest that:

Japanese may be inclined to keep the US close if it is viewed as a responsible protector
the North Korean nuclear [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shinking Japan</title>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2006/11/22/shinking-japan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2006/11/22/shinking-japan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2006 03:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Future Atlas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Columnist Fred Hiatt examines Japan&#8217;s demographic challenge &#8212; &#8220;sustained and inexorable population decline&#8221; &#8212; in the Washington Post.
As a result of this decline, the country&#8217;s population is projected to drop from 128 million now to 100 million in 2050. Crucially, the average age will be high and the elderly population large, with some 36 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Countering North Korea?</title>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2006/10/10/countering-north-korea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2006/10/10/countering-north-korea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 02:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Future Atlas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Conservative commentator David Frum argues that the apparent nuclear weapon test attempt by North Korea demands that the US seek three goals:

&#8220;enhance the security of those American allies most directly threatened by North Korean nuclear weapons: Japan and South Korea&#8221;
&#8220;exact a price from North Korea for its nuclear program severe enough to frighten Iran and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan &#8212; trend: right-wing nationalism</title>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2006/08/27/japan-trend-right-wing-nationalism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2006/08/27/japan-trend-right-wing-nationalism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Future Atlas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing in the WP, Steve Clemons of the New America Foundation warns of a &#8220;campaign of right-wing intimidation of public figures that is squelching free speech and threatening to roll back civil society.&#8221;
Emboldened by the recent rise in nationalism, an increasingly militant group of extreme right-wing activists who yearn for a return to 1930s-style militarism, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New global e-readiness rankings</title>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2006/04/27/new-global-e-readiness-rankings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2006/04/27/new-global-e-readiness-rankings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 18:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Future Atlas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Economist Intelligence Unit released its 2006 e-readiness rankings yesterday. The index is a measure of a country&#8217;s readiness for e-business, judged by Internet access, broadband penetration, innovation, information security, and other factors. More telling than the ranking is the country&#8217;s distance from a score of 10.
The ratings are a good indicator of general abilities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan vs. South Korea at sea</title>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2006/04/22/japan-vs-south-korea-at-sea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2006/04/22/japan-vs-south-korea-at-sea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Apr 2006 19:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Future Atlas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the countries did come to blows over the island dispute, Asia / Korea Tide argues out that South Korea is poorly equipped to face the Japanese navy and would face defeat.
(Via Coming Anarchy)
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		<title>Future war: Japan-South Korea</title>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2006/04/19/future-war-japan-south-korea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2006/04/19/future-war-japan-south-korea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2006 02:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Future Atlas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Possible combatants: Japan, South Korea
Causes: Disputes over minor islands and their accompanying sea zones, historical animosity due to Japanese colonization of Korea
Probability in next decade: low; though South Korea has already threatened force, the common interests of the two most advanced Asian democracies should keep them in check
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