7 signs Japan has become a 'demographic time bomb'
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Through a vicious cycle of low fertility and low consumer spending, the country's economy has gradually shrunk over the last 25 years.
People are living longer, and they're heaping greater social-security costs onto younger generations who aren't having kids to replace them - thereby furthering the cycle.
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Here are some of the most visible signs in daily life that the time bomb is ticking.
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