The Lost Decade
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Introduction
Following the years of economic affluence in the late twentieth century, Japan's economy thrived with investment in the XXXX XXXXXXXX in revenue for the country. XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX XXX recession in the XXXX negative impact was felt with a stagnant XXXXXXX and a period of recession XXXXXX XXX 90s XX be XXXXXX XXX lost decade for XXXXX. Causes of XXXX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX after XXX XXXXXX are analyzed in this XXXXX.
Social XXXXXXXX in XXX XXXXX
The biggest social problem in XXX 1980s XXX the XXXXX XX an increasing top-heavy population XXXXXXX with XXX elderly making up a higher percentage of XXX population. This new trend XXX XXXXXXXX by a required XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX to XXX XXX XXX were XXX in a capacity XX XXXX care XX XXXXXXXXXX, X.5 million of XXXX XXXXXXXX XX the population XXXX mentally XXXXXXXXXXXXX or could XXX perform XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX (McClain, 2001, pg, 614). As a XXXXXX, a caretaker needed to XX present at all XXXXX XXXXX was a challenge given the drive-by XXXXXXXXXXX XX get XXXXXXXXX employment as XXXXXXX XX staying XX home.
Policies to XXXX with the XXXXX population
XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX of changing XXXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXX needs of XXX XXXXX population, social scientists put forward policies to XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX by encouraging women XX XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX pay XXXXX that XXXX enable the country XX provide XXX the XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX. XX support these XXXX XXXX infringed XXX XXXXXX XX XXXXX XX XXXX equally XXXX men XXXX lifted (McClain, 2001, pg, pp.614-XXXX).
XXX place XX women XXX XXXXX people
The XXXXX XXXXX XXX bubble XXXXX and toward XXX new millennium in Japan reshaped XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XX the social XXXXXXX XXX XXX family. XXXX an economic XXXX and a new XXXXXXXXXXXX in earlier XXXXX, the role of XXX XXXXX XXX changed, and more XXXX XXXX in XXX XXXXXXXXX world seeking the XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX that XXXXX male XXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX. XXXXXXX, a turn in XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX position XX XXXXX were forced XX reconsider their XXXXXXXX in the corporate XXXXXX XX XXXX XXXX XX the aging XXXXXXXXXX. Estimation in XXX period stated a XXXXX of over 5 XXXXXXX elderly XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX to take care of themselves XXXXXXX of either being XXXXXXXXX or mentally XXXXXXXXXXXXX (XXXXXXX, XXXX, pg, XXX). The women in society XXXX pride in XXXXXXX home and taking care XX XXX XXXXXXX XXX this XXXXXX turned into their place in XXXXXXX.
XX opposing view however was XX the XXXX XX women XX XX XX work to XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX finances XX support the continually growing old population. With XXXXXXXXXX women XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX late marriages and XXXXX number XX children. In 1986, laws supporting equality XXX XXXX genders in XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX the context of XXXXX resulting in a XXXXXX number XX employed women than stay at XXXX women toward XXX 21st century (XXXXXXX, 2001, XX, XXX). This XXXXXX shaped the XXXXX of XXX XXXXX XX a force XX XX reckoned with making changes in all sectors XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX-dominated XXXXXX.
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society both men and XXXXX struggled with XXX new XXXXXXX of changing roles and XXXXXXX to embrace it (McClain, 2001, XX, XXX). XXXXX views XX XXXXXXX aspects of XXXX differed XXXXXXX from XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX including XXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX XXX work ethics. These changes adopted XX younger XXXXXX XXXX XXX well embraced by XXX XXXXX population XX it XXX considered undermining to traditions. To mark XXXXX place in society the young XXXXXX XXXX to XXXXXXXX of getting into XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX to harsh XXXXXXXXX (McClain, 2001, XX, 614).
The XXXX XXXXXX
XXX XXXX decade in XXXXX is a period in which XXX country witnessed slow growth XXXXXXXX to the rapid economic development witnessed in the XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX. This XXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX due XX various XXXXXXX that stagnated XXX XXXXXXX as XXXXXXXXX XXXXX:
Economic XXX political XXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXX in Japan's XXXXXXX XXX its highest in December 1989, XXXXXXX, XXX following XXXXXX XXXX with XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX that slowed XXXX growth leading XX terming the decade as XXXX (Hane, 2016, XX, XXX). XX begin XXXX, XXX western XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXX had XXXX XXX majority XX XXXXXXXXXX investment XXXX into XXXXXXXXX cutting down profits in XXXXXXX sectors. The real XXXXXX sector XXXXX brought in the XXXX XXXXXX was significantly affected with investors cautious XX the downward XXXXX in XXX XXXXXXX. XXXXX XXXX into the XXXXXX with XXXXXXX of loan repayment XXXXXXX XX a XXX back on XXXXXXX, XXXX combination of economic issues led XXX country into XXXXXXXXX with XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX contracting the XXXXXXX XX -X.X% in XXXX(McClain, 2001, XX, XXX). These XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX instability with XXX XXXXXX public confidence due XX divisions in XXX XXXXX.
“The XXXX XX “XXXXXXXX”
In XXXXXXX XXXXX with the economic XXXXXXX in Japan, individuals were XXXXX to XXXXXX XXX status of a person XXXXXXX a XXXXXX regardless of how XXX the age XXX. Attaining the middle-class XXXXXX was the XXXX XXX XXXX and XXXX XXXXXXXX in a XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX labor force, however in the 90s XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX a XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX XXX XXXX XXXXX gave XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX high XXXXXXXX turnover rates. XXXX new XXXXXXXXXX sought an easy life and the respect XXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX that resulted in devotion to XXXX XXX XX longer XXXXXXX, XXXX played a XXXX in the stagnant economy in XXX decade (McClain, XXXX, pg, XXX).
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With women XXXXXXXXXXX in the XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, the social setting of a family XXX up XXXX XXX woman staying XX home to raise a XXXXXX XXXXX the XXX XXXX XX work XXXXXXX with women's rights XXX a XXXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXXXX XX labor XXXX that XXXX XXXXX equal labor rights with men saw a XXXXXX XXXXXX of women XXXXX XXX workforce XXXXX consequently XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX for children XXX early XXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX rates XXXXXXX by almost XX% XXX country with XXXXX giving XXXXXXXX XX their jobs XXX building careers, XXXX resulted in a lower XXXXX rate causing a XXXXXXXX population XXXX no XXXXXX XXX a XXXXXX percentage of the old who XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX XX XXX economy(McClain, XXXX, pg, XXX).
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After XXX XXXXXX burst, XXXXX's XXXXXX setting was met XXXX a XXX XXXXXXX XX an XXXXX population that XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX to be XXXXXXXXX (Huffman, 2001, XX, XXX). The lost decade XX a XXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX in XXXXXX economy with a significant drop in XXXXXXXX growth owed XX changing demographics, XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX issues, XXX XXX XXXX XX a generation XXXX a XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX, all XXXXX factors greatly XXXXXXXX XXX economy with XXXXXXX to XXXXXXX in the new millennium.
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