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Re:South Korea: The only middle power of its kind by ekianjo on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @09:47AM (#28049091)
> stagnating

That's a nice way to put it, it's been actually decreasing clearly over time since 1989, with ups and downs on the way: https://mebfaber.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/japan.jpg

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Re:South Korea: The only middle power of its kind by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @09:49AM (#28049126)
What is the y axis?
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Re:South Korea: The only middle power of its kind by zuminator on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @10:10AM (#28049384)
That chart is a crude snapshot of the Nikkei 225 from 1990 to 2009. Since then it's rebounded by quite a bit although it's still quite a bit under its Dec 1989 peak. But of course a stock market index isn't the full economy, so I would disagree that this chart by itself constitutes proof that Japan is stagnating.

Chart source: https://mebfaber.com/2009/12/20/japan-the-us-and-the-lost-de...

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