Among countries with a population of more than 100 million, only two have a per capita gross domestic product of more than $40,000: the United States ($51,704) and Japan ($46,707), as of 2012. Though Japan surrendered its status as the world’s No. 2 economy to China, its per capita national income is nearly eight times that of China. Japan is a powerful country as a leading member of the OECD. Regrettably, however, it seems to be oblivious of the simplest truth.
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