Japan

[ThomasWach]

Um mal wieder was Neues zu bringen, hier ein Artikel zur sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Lage in Japan:

As Japan prospers, fears of disparity rise
By Norimitsu Onishi The New York Times


The Japanese economy, after more than a decade of fitful starts, is once again growing smartly. Instead of rejoicing, however, Japan is engaged in a nationwide bout of hand- wringing over increasing signs that the new economy is destroying one of the nation's most cherished accomplishments: egalitarianism.

Today, in a country whose view of itself was once captured in the slogan, "100 million, all-middle class society," catchphrases harshly sort people into "winners" and "losers" and describe Japan as a "society of widening disparities." Major daily newspapers are running series on the growing gap between rich and poor, with such titles as "Divided Japan" and "Light and Darkness."
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