your comment is data free.  The article is specifically about growing poverty, which can be quantified.  It is not about how Japan is a terrible or a great place to live.<p>For example, according to this <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org&#x2F;countries&#x2F;japan&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org&#x2F;countries&#x2F;japan&#x2F;</a><p>the poor in Japan live on 8.4K a year, while in Germany they live on 13k a year.  Big difference