No, Japan <i>is</i> unique in this regard.  Yes, South Korea, China and much of Europe is following along the same trend lines, but Japan is good couple of decades ahead of everybody else and is thus the world&#x27;s guinea pig for population decline:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ide.go.jp&#x2F;English&#x2F;Research&#x2F;Region&#x2F;Africa&#x2F;images&#x2F;1108_hirano.png" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ide.go.jp&#x2F;English&#x2F;Research&#x2F;Region&#x2F;Africa&#x2F;images&#x2F;1...</a><p>The lines are the country&#x27;s % of working-age people.  As you can see, Japan is already collapsing rapidly, while South Korea is just starting to plateau out and China is still climbing.