Indeed, its neighbor and historical rival, South Korea, is headed down a similar path. The difference is that South Korea may still have time to ameliorate these trends, and avoid a Japanese-style quagmire of permanent low growth and long-term decline.
但日本的问题并不是独一无二的。事实上，它的近邻和历史上的对头韩国也处在相似的轨迹上。区别在于韩国可能仍有时间改善这些趋势并避免日本式的持久低增长和长期衰退的泥淖。