yea, and many people dont realize that while waiting for something to recover the cost of money is eating them up as well.

as far as 2050 i still doubt it. what japan had going for it in the 60's 70's 80's is long gone and i believe(with no facts to back it up) that in the future they will be a minor factor and hurting economy in the world as they have nothing for natural rescources or better talent than the upcoming countries as they did back a few years ago.