Figure 1
![Trends in the real GDP growth rate in Japan (%).Source:Fukao et al. [2015, p. 15].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/6471f948215d2f6c89db738c/j_ijme-2019-0018_fig_001.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=ASIA6AP2G7AKKOS6S6PZ%2F20251214%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20251214T195813Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEG4aDGV1LWNlbnRyYWwtMSJHMEUCIFnm6qGL1W7%2F8J9LydfcugqkK8zvShuzEzt8XUPAxwNIAiEA%2B%2B9c%2BcIDz4X2h%2BuadeehVNiHHU983c4RWgHVVxiXrKsqvQUIOBACGgw5NjMxMzQyODk5NDAiDAAc%2B9dEXSH2merhiyqaBWgqjDuOVeyHGaMRtAQbjEdLU8ZJc7EkNXO9He%2Bs0Ge%2Fa5dyHjAMqbz6%2Fcgr7anxQrm8gwAKfAiLr7y%2FqhekC5s2WKCYEgq7v3dTP2l54UWF7qMDLEzUMRsIjyOx%2FlJTPhJ2T8zR7i4bGwZ89GNL4odO2iJk9378dmu8%2Bbx%2F1Uw%2FVbX3dznv72%2BHTPQStCdNdheTd2azCRiXhXIaaUGC2dUIvGzQlp00yAOGKfNa5cbryNgRfbw4KAs4YRWCHNy5NNe8Yzztkv2k80kTnFkesgfsETeni8UTUSXSUUSPVunOR0AOKivz7SLgh4P6dA3cCjlLryG2Kjg5xjzItU0Ejk6gm2b5pLhJGQJH8jSuS%2FF61SEuA31I8klz4qgJCSxT3aMMcD%2Bx4O4y4HeMfDwmE6iYkHlI1v6KfGWZuCjEB8gJuzsT5588WltN0Bpbozt8RffkT670E1ZTnQ1WNfuWgn9fgUYu%2BKRrYEcYnG52n7in4vr9MTeeLZhx6FmII1AsSF7qTWwjUtiKpkx4EIADqoXlz%2F2XEEPXXhdxialMAGoePZ2IPVryDyNnOwZ9Buu0VvWiDbLKB9qt7NW23xmZ8uMNSV4CIwuO681BbDm2Y%2FudQ%2BvfgDdWWSJ2fMxu5NP%2FGh9yUOJYQx5%2F8iLyTtlesxY%2FzJnONiOhAosaFHmZV0v5nvrl9OG%2B4ihZHXwzvCP3ZG5sHWNz3BAyWYC%2BSEhOWvO2bhyFmCBWzSY04fl96WKIJmpjSd%2BxRpzgB%2BPQa7%2FVVjXicyi6WJfGLXCAW7D7uRF3ujA0RhaRuSJFeqtwZF8M6hAtzSlxvfhGRLJ9r32LghzBNyu3D05JSl1cbm1LTY04QCkCklqQYSL51P7vcDs4l95QarLhBOJ%2BYDDEkfvJBjqxAfCbVrCybZWgFFI2bqzwUvxh0Yw78JV1JHCHHXbaZfB0nTUomWnBu8pVjxDe7uMAdc6oqGLCkDLCqR0H0GXeg5wraDOOK5omMDZhW%2FmSEwx6TC%2FGdjPlFG2zoUftmew1MXQHS9fUSBkvVgn2nEbu%2BivkQs5TN9eHCv5WIi3bTiEIIH280WPlR6jRLQ3iGrRRzXNzkIIo43QgNTyF%2BS9I2cAMh4D3%2BLyu81ZoEx4h71x6tQ%3D%3D&X-Amz-Signature=49922b88f21151289b2dcffa7b667d5d9919617f9e89a42099dc6ce8259bf5e8&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
Figure 2
![The ratio of the elderly population in major countries (%).Note: The elderly population (aged 65 or over) divided by the productive population (age 15–64).Source: [UN, DESA].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/6471f948215d2f6c89db738c/j_ijme-2019-0018_fig_002.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=ASIA6AP2G7AKKOS6S6PZ%2F20251214%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20251214T195813Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEG4aDGV1LWNlbnRyYWwtMSJHMEUCIFnm6qGL1W7%2F8J9LydfcugqkK8zvShuzEzt8XUPAxwNIAiEA%2B%2B9c%2BcIDz4X2h%2BuadeehVNiHHU983c4RWgHVVxiXrKsqvQUIOBACGgw5NjMxMzQyODk5NDAiDAAc%2B9dEXSH2merhiyqaBWgqjDuOVeyHGaMRtAQbjEdLU8ZJc7EkNXO9He%2Bs0Ge%2Fa5dyHjAMqbz6%2Fcgr7anxQrm8gwAKfAiLr7y%2FqhekC5s2WKCYEgq7v3dTP2l54UWF7qMDLEzUMRsIjyOx%2FlJTPhJ2T8zR7i4bGwZ89GNL4odO2iJk9378dmu8%2Bbx%2F1Uw%2FVbX3dznv72%2BHTPQStCdNdheTd2azCRiXhXIaaUGC2dUIvGzQlp00yAOGKfNa5cbryNgRfbw4KAs4YRWCHNy5NNe8Yzztkv2k80kTnFkesgfsETeni8UTUSXSUUSPVunOR0AOKivz7SLgh4P6dA3cCjlLryG2Kjg5xjzItU0Ejk6gm2b5pLhJGQJH8jSuS%2FF61SEuA31I8klz4qgJCSxT3aMMcD%2Bx4O4y4HeMfDwmE6iYkHlI1v6KfGWZuCjEB8gJuzsT5588WltN0Bpbozt8RffkT670E1ZTnQ1WNfuWgn9fgUYu%2BKRrYEcYnG52n7in4vr9MTeeLZhx6FmII1AsSF7qTWwjUtiKpkx4EIADqoXlz%2F2XEEPXXhdxialMAGoePZ2IPVryDyNnOwZ9Buu0VvWiDbLKB9qt7NW23xmZ8uMNSV4CIwuO681BbDm2Y%2FudQ%2BvfgDdWWSJ2fMxu5NP%2FGh9yUOJYQx5%2F8iLyTtlesxY%2FzJnONiOhAosaFHmZV0v5nvrl9OG%2B4ihZHXwzvCP3ZG5sHWNz3BAyWYC%2BSEhOWvO2bhyFmCBWzSY04fl96WKIJmpjSd%2BxRpzgB%2BPQa7%2FVVjXicyi6WJfGLXCAW7D7uRF3ujA0RhaRuSJFeqtwZF8M6hAtzSlxvfhGRLJ9r32LghzBNyu3D05JSl1cbm1LTY04QCkCklqQYSL51P7vcDs4l95QarLhBOJ%2BYDDEkfvJBjqxAfCbVrCybZWgFFI2bqzwUvxh0Yw78JV1JHCHHXbaZfB0nTUomWnBu8pVjxDe7uMAdc6oqGLCkDLCqR0H0GXeg5wraDOOK5omMDZhW%2FmSEwx6TC%2FGdjPlFG2zoUftmew1MXQHS9fUSBkvVgn2nEbu%2BivkQs5TN9eHCv5WIi3bTiEIIH280WPlR6jRLQ3iGrRRzXNzkIIo43QgNTyF%2BS9I2cAMh4D3%2BLyu81ZoEx4h71x6tQ%3D%3D&X-Amz-Signature=4ca6d04f41f41d2cbfe8adece349390c07f560e04aca59cd62b87809677f259a&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
Figure 3
![“Three-Arrows Strategy.”Source: MUFG [2018, p. 5].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/6471f948215d2f6c89db738c/j_ijme-2019-0018_fig_003.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=ASIA6AP2G7AKKOS6S6PZ%2F20251214%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20251214T195813Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEG4aDGV1LWNlbnRyYWwtMSJHMEUCIFnm6qGL1W7%2F8J9LydfcugqkK8zvShuzEzt8XUPAxwNIAiEA%2B%2B9c%2BcIDz4X2h%2BuadeehVNiHHU983c4RWgHVVxiXrKsqvQUIOBACGgw5NjMxMzQyODk5NDAiDAAc%2B9dEXSH2merhiyqaBWgqjDuOVeyHGaMRtAQbjEdLU8ZJc7EkNXO9He%2Bs0Ge%2Fa5dyHjAMqbz6%2Fcgr7anxQrm8gwAKfAiLr7y%2FqhekC5s2WKCYEgq7v3dTP2l54UWF7qMDLEzUMRsIjyOx%2FlJTPhJ2T8zR7i4bGwZ89GNL4odO2iJk9378dmu8%2Bbx%2F1Uw%2FVbX3dznv72%2BHTPQStCdNdheTd2azCRiXhXIaaUGC2dUIvGzQlp00yAOGKfNa5cbryNgRfbw4KAs4YRWCHNy5NNe8Yzztkv2k80kTnFkesgfsETeni8UTUSXSUUSPVunOR0AOKivz7SLgh4P6dA3cCjlLryG2Kjg5xjzItU0Ejk6gm2b5pLhJGQJH8jSuS%2FF61SEuA31I8klz4qgJCSxT3aMMcD%2Bx4O4y4HeMfDwmE6iYkHlI1v6KfGWZuCjEB8gJuzsT5588WltN0Bpbozt8RffkT670E1ZTnQ1WNfuWgn9fgUYu%2BKRrYEcYnG52n7in4vr9MTeeLZhx6FmII1AsSF7qTWwjUtiKpkx4EIADqoXlz%2F2XEEPXXhdxialMAGoePZ2IPVryDyNnOwZ9Buu0VvWiDbLKB9qt7NW23xmZ8uMNSV4CIwuO681BbDm2Y%2FudQ%2BvfgDdWWSJ2fMxu5NP%2FGh9yUOJYQx5%2F8iLyTtlesxY%2FzJnONiOhAosaFHmZV0v5nvrl9OG%2B4ihZHXwzvCP3ZG5sHWNz3BAyWYC%2BSEhOWvO2bhyFmCBWzSY04fl96WKIJmpjSd%2BxRpzgB%2BPQa7%2FVVjXicyi6WJfGLXCAW7D7uRF3ujA0RhaRuSJFeqtwZF8M6hAtzSlxvfhGRLJ9r32LghzBNyu3D05JSl1cbm1LTY04QCkCklqQYSL51P7vcDs4l95QarLhBOJ%2BYDDEkfvJBjqxAfCbVrCybZWgFFI2bqzwUvxh0Yw78JV1JHCHHXbaZfB0nTUomWnBu8pVjxDe7uMAdc6oqGLCkDLCqR0H0GXeg5wraDOOK5omMDZhW%2FmSEwx6TC%2FGdjPlFG2zoUftmew1MXQHS9fUSBkvVgn2nEbu%2BivkQs5TN9eHCv5WIi3bTiEIIH280WPlR6jRLQ3iGrRRzXNzkIIo43QgNTyF%2BS9I2cAMh4D3%2BLyu81ZoEx4h71x6tQ%3D%3D&X-Amz-Signature=3a828f166a30c96b0be0d0432131784cf3aa9ef1e025cf77633849c8354d6282&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
Figure 4
![QQE system in Japan.Source: MUFG [2018, p. 7].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/6471f948215d2f6c89db738c/j_ijme-2019-0018_fig_004.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=ASIA6AP2G7AKKOS6S6PZ%2F20251214%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20251214T195813Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEG4aDGV1LWNlbnRyYWwtMSJHMEUCIFnm6qGL1W7%2F8J9LydfcugqkK8zvShuzEzt8XUPAxwNIAiEA%2B%2B9c%2BcIDz4X2h%2BuadeehVNiHHU983c4RWgHVVxiXrKsqvQUIOBACGgw5NjMxMzQyODk5NDAiDAAc%2B9dEXSH2merhiyqaBWgqjDuOVeyHGaMRtAQbjEdLU8ZJc7EkNXO9He%2Bs0Ge%2Fa5dyHjAMqbz6%2Fcgr7anxQrm8gwAKfAiLr7y%2FqhekC5s2WKCYEgq7v3dTP2l54UWF7qMDLEzUMRsIjyOx%2FlJTPhJ2T8zR7i4bGwZ89GNL4odO2iJk9378dmu8%2Bbx%2F1Uw%2FVbX3dznv72%2BHTPQStCdNdheTd2azCRiXhXIaaUGC2dUIvGzQlp00yAOGKfNa5cbryNgRfbw4KAs4YRWCHNy5NNe8Yzztkv2k80kTnFkesgfsETeni8UTUSXSUUSPVunOR0AOKivz7SLgh4P6dA3cCjlLryG2Kjg5xjzItU0Ejk6gm2b5pLhJGQJH8jSuS%2FF61SEuA31I8klz4qgJCSxT3aMMcD%2Bx4O4y4HeMfDwmE6iYkHlI1v6KfGWZuCjEB8gJuzsT5588WltN0Bpbozt8RffkT670E1ZTnQ1WNfuWgn9fgUYu%2BKRrYEcYnG52n7in4vr9MTeeLZhx6FmII1AsSF7qTWwjUtiKpkx4EIADqoXlz%2F2XEEPXXhdxialMAGoePZ2IPVryDyNnOwZ9Buu0VvWiDbLKB9qt7NW23xmZ8uMNSV4CIwuO681BbDm2Y%2FudQ%2BvfgDdWWSJ2fMxu5NP%2FGh9yUOJYQx5%2F8iLyTtlesxY%2FzJnONiOhAosaFHmZV0v5nvrl9OG%2B4ihZHXwzvCP3ZG5sHWNz3BAyWYC%2BSEhOWvO2bhyFmCBWzSY04fl96WKIJmpjSd%2BxRpzgB%2BPQa7%2FVVjXicyi6WJfGLXCAW7D7uRF3ujA0RhaRuSJFeqtwZF8M6hAtzSlxvfhGRLJ9r32LghzBNyu3D05JSl1cbm1LTY04QCkCklqQYSL51P7vcDs4l95QarLhBOJ%2BYDDEkfvJBjqxAfCbVrCybZWgFFI2bqzwUvxh0Yw78JV1JHCHHXbaZfB0nTUomWnBu8pVjxDe7uMAdc6oqGLCkDLCqR0H0GXeg5wraDOOK5omMDZhW%2FmSEwx6TC%2FGdjPlFG2zoUftmew1MXQHS9fUSBkvVgn2nEbu%2BivkQs5TN9eHCv5WIi3bTiEIIH280WPlR6jRLQ3iGrRRzXNzkIIo43QgNTyF%2BS9I2cAMh4D3%2BLyu81ZoEx4h71x6tQ%3D%3D&X-Amz-Signature=b33abe8453f9c22c0009eb89a61e44030bf553e8c3b7cb3c43d49c132086a55d&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
Figure 5
![Tankan index for industrial companies.Source: Own elaboration on the basis of [Bank of Japan].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/6471f948215d2f6c89db738c/j_ijme-2019-0018_fig_005.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=ASIA6AP2G7AKKOS6S6PZ%2F20251214%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20251214T195813Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEG4aDGV1LWNlbnRyYWwtMSJHMEUCIFnm6qGL1W7%2F8J9LydfcugqkK8zvShuzEzt8XUPAxwNIAiEA%2B%2B9c%2BcIDz4X2h%2BuadeehVNiHHU983c4RWgHVVxiXrKsqvQUIOBACGgw5NjMxMzQyODk5NDAiDAAc%2B9dEXSH2merhiyqaBWgqjDuOVeyHGaMRtAQbjEdLU8ZJc7EkNXO9He%2Bs0Ge%2Fa5dyHjAMqbz6%2Fcgr7anxQrm8gwAKfAiLr7y%2FqhekC5s2WKCYEgq7v3dTP2l54UWF7qMDLEzUMRsIjyOx%2FlJTPhJ2T8zR7i4bGwZ89GNL4odO2iJk9378dmu8%2Bbx%2F1Uw%2FVbX3dznv72%2BHTPQStCdNdheTd2azCRiXhXIaaUGC2dUIvGzQlp00yAOGKfNa5cbryNgRfbw4KAs4YRWCHNy5NNe8Yzztkv2k80kTnFkesgfsETeni8UTUSXSUUSPVunOR0AOKivz7SLgh4P6dA3cCjlLryG2Kjg5xjzItU0Ejk6gm2b5pLhJGQJH8jSuS%2FF61SEuA31I8klz4qgJCSxT3aMMcD%2Bx4O4y4HeMfDwmE6iYkHlI1v6KfGWZuCjEB8gJuzsT5588WltN0Bpbozt8RffkT670E1ZTnQ1WNfuWgn9fgUYu%2BKRrYEcYnG52n7in4vr9MTeeLZhx6FmII1AsSF7qTWwjUtiKpkx4EIADqoXlz%2F2XEEPXXhdxialMAGoePZ2IPVryDyNnOwZ9Buu0VvWiDbLKB9qt7NW23xmZ8uMNSV4CIwuO681BbDm2Y%2FudQ%2BvfgDdWWSJ2fMxu5NP%2FGh9yUOJYQx5%2F8iLyTtlesxY%2FzJnONiOhAosaFHmZV0v5nvrl9OG%2B4ihZHXwzvCP3ZG5sHWNz3BAyWYC%2BSEhOWvO2bhyFmCBWzSY04fl96WKIJmpjSd%2BxRpzgB%2BPQa7%2FVVjXicyi6WJfGLXCAW7D7uRF3ujA0RhaRuSJFeqtwZF8M6hAtzSlxvfhGRLJ9r32LghzBNyu3D05JSl1cbm1LTY04QCkCklqQYSL51P7vcDs4l95QarLhBOJ%2BYDDEkfvJBjqxAfCbVrCybZWgFFI2bqzwUvxh0Yw78JV1JHCHHXbaZfB0nTUomWnBu8pVjxDe7uMAdc6oqGLCkDLCqR0H0GXeg5wraDOOK5omMDZhW%2FmSEwx6TC%2FGdjPlFG2zoUftmew1MXQHS9fUSBkvVgn2nEbu%2BivkQs5TN9eHCv5WIi3bTiEIIH280WPlR6jRLQ3iGrRRzXNzkIIo43QgNTyF%2BS9I2cAMh4D3%2BLyu81ZoEx4h71x6tQ%3D%3D&X-Amz-Signature=89496c435127e5c836fdae473d097746727cd3a419293ea2b01b57f25962a75a&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
Figure 6
![Tankan index for non-industrial companies.Source: Own elaboration on the basis of [Bank of Japan].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/6471f948215d2f6c89db738c/j_ijme-2019-0018_fig_006.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=ASIA6AP2G7AKKOS6S6PZ%2F20251214%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20251214T195813Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEG4aDGV1LWNlbnRyYWwtMSJHMEUCIFnm6qGL1W7%2F8J9LydfcugqkK8zvShuzEzt8XUPAxwNIAiEA%2B%2B9c%2BcIDz4X2h%2BuadeehVNiHHU983c4RWgHVVxiXrKsqvQUIOBACGgw5NjMxMzQyODk5NDAiDAAc%2B9dEXSH2merhiyqaBWgqjDuOVeyHGaMRtAQbjEdLU8ZJc7EkNXO9He%2Bs0Ge%2Fa5dyHjAMqbz6%2Fcgr7anxQrm8gwAKfAiLr7y%2FqhekC5s2WKCYEgq7v3dTP2l54UWF7qMDLEzUMRsIjyOx%2FlJTPhJ2T8zR7i4bGwZ89GNL4odO2iJk9378dmu8%2Bbx%2F1Uw%2FVbX3dznv72%2BHTPQStCdNdheTd2azCRiXhXIaaUGC2dUIvGzQlp00yAOGKfNa5cbryNgRfbw4KAs4YRWCHNy5NNe8Yzztkv2k80kTnFkesgfsETeni8UTUSXSUUSPVunOR0AOKivz7SLgh4P6dA3cCjlLryG2Kjg5xjzItU0Ejk6gm2b5pLhJGQJH8jSuS%2FF61SEuA31I8klz4qgJCSxT3aMMcD%2Bx4O4y4HeMfDwmE6iYkHlI1v6KfGWZuCjEB8gJuzsT5588WltN0Bpbozt8RffkT670E1ZTnQ1WNfuWgn9fgUYu%2BKRrYEcYnG52n7in4vr9MTeeLZhx6FmII1AsSF7qTWwjUtiKpkx4EIADqoXlz%2F2XEEPXXhdxialMAGoePZ2IPVryDyNnOwZ9Buu0VvWiDbLKB9qt7NW23xmZ8uMNSV4CIwuO681BbDm2Y%2FudQ%2BvfgDdWWSJ2fMxu5NP%2FGh9yUOJYQx5%2F8iLyTtlesxY%2FzJnONiOhAosaFHmZV0v5nvrl9OG%2B4ihZHXwzvCP3ZG5sHWNz3BAyWYC%2BSEhOWvO2bhyFmCBWzSY04fl96WKIJmpjSd%2BxRpzgB%2BPQa7%2FVVjXicyi6WJfGLXCAW7D7uRF3ujA0RhaRuSJFeqtwZF8M6hAtzSlxvfhGRLJ9r32LghzBNyu3D05JSl1cbm1LTY04QCkCklqQYSL51P7vcDs4l95QarLhBOJ%2BYDDEkfvJBjqxAfCbVrCybZWgFFI2bqzwUvxh0Yw78JV1JHCHHXbaZfB0nTUomWnBu8pVjxDe7uMAdc6oqGLCkDLCqR0H0GXeg5wraDOOK5omMDZhW%2FmSEwx6TC%2FGdjPlFG2zoUftmew1MXQHS9fUSBkvVgn2nEbu%2BivkQs5TN9eHCv5WIi3bTiEIIH280WPlR6jRLQ3iGrRRzXNzkIIo43QgNTyF%2BS9I2cAMh4D3%2BLyu81ZoEx4h71x6tQ%3D%3D&X-Amz-Signature=881c30fc6df09dd0d10d2a58bb2f7e8944a6ec2d49eb9d1219d9195349c2eedd&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
Figure 7
![General government gross debt by country (% of nominal GDP).Source: IMF [2018a].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/6471f948215d2f6c89db738c/j_ijme-2019-0018_fig_007.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=ASIA6AP2G7AKKOS6S6PZ%2F20251214%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20251214T195813Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEG4aDGV1LWNlbnRyYWwtMSJHMEUCIFnm6qGL1W7%2F8J9LydfcugqkK8zvShuzEzt8XUPAxwNIAiEA%2B%2B9c%2BcIDz4X2h%2BuadeehVNiHHU983c4RWgHVVxiXrKsqvQUIOBACGgw5NjMxMzQyODk5NDAiDAAc%2B9dEXSH2merhiyqaBWgqjDuOVeyHGaMRtAQbjEdLU8ZJc7EkNXO9He%2Bs0Ge%2Fa5dyHjAMqbz6%2Fcgr7anxQrm8gwAKfAiLr7y%2FqhekC5s2WKCYEgq7v3dTP2l54UWF7qMDLEzUMRsIjyOx%2FlJTPhJ2T8zR7i4bGwZ89GNL4odO2iJk9378dmu8%2Bbx%2F1Uw%2FVbX3dznv72%2BHTPQStCdNdheTd2azCRiXhXIaaUGC2dUIvGzQlp00yAOGKfNa5cbryNgRfbw4KAs4YRWCHNy5NNe8Yzztkv2k80kTnFkesgfsETeni8UTUSXSUUSPVunOR0AOKivz7SLgh4P6dA3cCjlLryG2Kjg5xjzItU0Ejk6gm2b5pLhJGQJH8jSuS%2FF61SEuA31I8klz4qgJCSxT3aMMcD%2Bx4O4y4HeMfDwmE6iYkHlI1v6KfGWZuCjEB8gJuzsT5588WltN0Bpbozt8RffkT670E1ZTnQ1WNfuWgn9fgUYu%2BKRrYEcYnG52n7in4vr9MTeeLZhx6FmII1AsSF7qTWwjUtiKpkx4EIADqoXlz%2F2XEEPXXhdxialMAGoePZ2IPVryDyNnOwZ9Buu0VvWiDbLKB9qt7NW23xmZ8uMNSV4CIwuO681BbDm2Y%2FudQ%2BvfgDdWWSJ2fMxu5NP%2FGh9yUOJYQx5%2F8iLyTtlesxY%2FzJnONiOhAosaFHmZV0v5nvrl9OG%2B4ihZHXwzvCP3ZG5sHWNz3BAyWYC%2BSEhOWvO2bhyFmCBWzSY04fl96WKIJmpjSd%2BxRpzgB%2BPQa7%2FVVjXicyi6WJfGLXCAW7D7uRF3ujA0RhaRuSJFeqtwZF8M6hAtzSlxvfhGRLJ9r32LghzBNyu3D05JSl1cbm1LTY04QCkCklqQYSL51P7vcDs4l95QarLhBOJ%2BYDDEkfvJBjqxAfCbVrCybZWgFFI2bqzwUvxh0Yw78JV1JHCHHXbaZfB0nTUomWnBu8pVjxDe7uMAdc6oqGLCkDLCqR0H0GXeg5wraDOOK5omMDZhW%2FmSEwx6TC%2FGdjPlFG2zoUftmew1MXQHS9fUSBkvVgn2nEbu%2BivkQs5TN9eHCv5WIi3bTiEIIH280WPlR6jRLQ3iGrRRzXNzkIIo43QgNTyF%2BS9I2cAMh4D3%2BLyu81ZoEx4h71x6tQ%3D%3D&X-Amz-Signature=4c9bf75e59b889a837f9719f81d83f4046fc16ad86d2c2a65c7e188a7469b410&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
Figure 8
![Projected effects of trade liberalization on real GDP (%).Note: FTAAP denotes free trade area of the Asia-Pacific.Source:MUFG [2018, p. 32].](https://sciendo-parsed.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/6471f948215d2f6c89db738c/j_ijme-2019-0018_fig_008.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Credential=ASIA6AP2G7AKKOS6S6PZ%2F20251214%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20251214T195813Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEG4aDGV1LWNlbnRyYWwtMSJHMEUCIFnm6qGL1W7%2F8J9LydfcugqkK8zvShuzEzt8XUPAxwNIAiEA%2B%2B9c%2BcIDz4X2h%2BuadeehVNiHHU983c4RWgHVVxiXrKsqvQUIOBACGgw5NjMxMzQyODk5NDAiDAAc%2B9dEXSH2merhiyqaBWgqjDuOVeyHGaMRtAQbjEdLU8ZJc7EkNXO9He%2Bs0Ge%2Fa5dyHjAMqbz6%2Fcgr7anxQrm8gwAKfAiLr7y%2FqhekC5s2WKCYEgq7v3dTP2l54UWF7qMDLEzUMRsIjyOx%2FlJTPhJ2T8zR7i4bGwZ89GNL4odO2iJk9378dmu8%2Bbx%2F1Uw%2FVbX3dznv72%2BHTPQStCdNdheTd2azCRiXhXIaaUGC2dUIvGzQlp00yAOGKfNa5cbryNgRfbw4KAs4YRWCHNy5NNe8Yzztkv2k80kTnFkesgfsETeni8UTUSXSUUSPVunOR0AOKivz7SLgh4P6dA3cCjlLryG2Kjg5xjzItU0Ejk6gm2b5pLhJGQJH8jSuS%2FF61SEuA31I8klz4qgJCSxT3aMMcD%2Bx4O4y4HeMfDwmE6iYkHlI1v6KfGWZuCjEB8gJuzsT5588WltN0Bpbozt8RffkT670E1ZTnQ1WNfuWgn9fgUYu%2BKRrYEcYnG52n7in4vr9MTeeLZhx6FmII1AsSF7qTWwjUtiKpkx4EIADqoXlz%2F2XEEPXXhdxialMAGoePZ2IPVryDyNnOwZ9Buu0VvWiDbLKB9qt7NW23xmZ8uMNSV4CIwuO681BbDm2Y%2FudQ%2BvfgDdWWSJ2fMxu5NP%2FGh9yUOJYQx5%2F8iLyTtlesxY%2FzJnONiOhAosaFHmZV0v5nvrl9OG%2B4ihZHXwzvCP3ZG5sHWNz3BAyWYC%2BSEhOWvO2bhyFmCBWzSY04fl96WKIJmpjSd%2BxRpzgB%2BPQa7%2FVVjXicyi6WJfGLXCAW7D7uRF3ujA0RhaRuSJFeqtwZF8M6hAtzSlxvfhGRLJ9r32LghzBNyu3D05JSl1cbm1LTY04QCkCklqQYSL51P7vcDs4l95QarLhBOJ%2BYDDEkfvJBjqxAfCbVrCybZWgFFI2bqzwUvxh0Yw78JV1JHCHHXbaZfB0nTUomWnBu8pVjxDe7uMAdc6oqGLCkDLCqR0H0GXeg5wraDOOK5omMDZhW%2FmSEwx6TC%2FGdjPlFG2zoUftmew1MXQHS9fUSBkvVgn2nEbu%2BivkQs5TN9eHCv5WIi3bTiEIIH280WPlR6jRLQ3iGrRRzXNzkIIo43QgNTyF%2BS9I2cAMh4D3%2BLyu81ZoEx4h71x6tQ%3D%3D&X-Amz-Signature=ed54c5ca4a42151f4131c9fa216ad69e2752c749c21ca878b061ed726c4911c4&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&x-amz-checksum-mode=ENABLED&x-id=GetObject)
Japan: selected indicators, 2012–2017
| Year | Real GDP (in % change) | Output gap (in % change) | Business investment (in % change) | CPI deflator (in annual average) | Unemployment rate (in annual average) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.5 | −3.7 | 4.1 | −0.1 | 4.3 |
| 2013 | 2.0 | −2.2 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 2014 | 0.4 | −2.6 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| 2015 | 1.4 | −2.0 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 3.4 |
| 2016 | 1.0 | −1.8 | 0.6 | −0.1 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 1.7 | −0.7 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 2.9 |