Japan is being dragged into the anachronistic ambitions of hereditary political families haunted by their "defeat complex" from the World War Two, seeking recognition from the United States and Western countries.
If this continues, Japan might be headed for a quite difficult situation.
The Japanese government and some citizens seem unwilling to abandon the pride of the time when Japan was the "world's second-largest economic power."
Rather than facing the reality of the Japanese economy, they boast of being leaders among advanced nations and still enthusiastically support developing countries.
Moreover, they continue to intimidate neighboring military powers like China and Russia, all while obedient to the United States.
The Japanese government and people, arrogantly thinking, "Japan is amazing," are being surpassed by developing countries in the global south that they mistakenly considered inferior.
Western countries still misunderstand that they are the ones moving the world.
Consider this seriously.
Imagine the scenario where Japan, once freely distributing wealth, finds itself in a position to seek support.
An aging Japan, with an unattractive population dominated by the elderly, would struggle to find a supporting nation.
Japan's future should be recognized as a caregiving nation due to its aging population.
However, there is likely no country willing to care for a Japan that has become like this.
Not only is there continuous support to foreign countries, but Japan is also allowing funds to flow out of the country through extraordinary monetary easing, using domestically borrowed government bonds as capital.
While claiming that only Japanese people buy Japanese government bonds and become the world's largest creditor nation using that money, Japan is ultimately heading towards an extraordinary depreciation of the yen.
Before it's too late, the government's runaway actions need to be stopped.
The current Japanese government lacks vision.
It seems to be only dragged along by the anachronistic ambitions of hereditary political families with a "defeat complex" that seeks recognition among the United States and Western countries.
Recall the impressive overseas activities of Japanese companies during the 1980s bubble era.
They were on the verge of acquiring the United States.
In comparison, the Japanese government at that time was inward-looking and only played a supporting role on the international stage.
I miss the humble days of the Japanese government back then.
At that time, the media urged the Japanese government, which was modest, to actively promote "Made in Japan" like France and act as salespeople.
While the Japanese economy was growing, the government did nothing.
It suddenly became active when the country began to decline.
Despite becoming an economic powerhouse thanks to private companies, the government started distributing money worldwide as if it were their achievement.
The Japanese government and some citizens still focus on the pride of advanced countries, ignoring the reality of the Japanese economy.
It will be a troublesome situation.
