Japan and Korea leaders have declared national emergencies around these issues. They have spent billions over the past 20-30 years and plan to spend tens of billions. However, Nextbigfuture believes the programs have already been flawed and inadequate. Japan's problem is not just that they have already dropped from a peak of 128 million people to 122 million today and are headed to 100 million people in 2050. Japan and Korea leaders have declared national emergencies around these issues. They have spent billions over the past 20-30 years and plan to spend tens of billions. However, Nextbigfuture believes the programs have already been flawed and inadequate. Japan's problem is not just that they have already dropped from a peak of 128 million people to 122 million today and are headed to 100 million people in 2050.