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Re:Denmark's Jyske Bank lowers its negative rates on deposits by oblio on Saturday September 21, 2019 @11:16AM (#21035847)
Which neighboring country could mount a huge amphibious assault against a developed island nation with still 100+ million people?

The only threat is China and China's aging too...

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Re:Denmark's Jyske Bank lowers its negative rates on deposits by Yetanfou on Saturday September 21, 2019 @06:14PM (#21038218)
China, Russia and possibly Korea (which army is far larger than Japan's) come to mind. While Japan still does have 100+ million people the population is going to shrink and those who live there are getting older and older. The low birth rate will make it hard for Japan to maintain a standing army, the ageing population also makes it harder to maintain a reserve force.
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Re:Denmark's Jyske Bank lowers its negative rates on deposits by oblio on Sunday September 22, 2019 @11:18AM (#21041732)
Russia has 20 million people more than Japan and its population is also aging rapidly.

Korea? Which one? North Korea? Please :-)

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Re:Denmark's Jyske Bank lowers its negative rates on deposits by Yetanfou on Monday September 23, 2019 @05:42PM (#21054038)
South Korea or a reunited Korea - keep in mind that I'm talking about possible future scenarios, decades from now. There has been and still is a lot of animosity between Korea and Japan [1], this goes back centuries.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Japanese_sentiment_in_Kor...

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