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Rich? That's debatable. Just because the cost of living is high does not mean they are rich. Most of their resources are imported and their population is aging. That means the costs are going up and fewer people in the workforce to add taxes to the system to pay for it all. It is why Japan is even importing workers. They even import a large portion of their rice because it has gotten too expensive to produce enough in country. That which is grown there is subsidized by their government so the farms that still produce can survive. If they had to spend more on defense, they would be in even more trouble. Finally, their economy is hugely tied to the US economy. When Americans start to stop buying Japanese products (switch to Chinese), Japan is going to be in real trouble. Rich? I don't think so.