However, 일본의 "잃어버린 30년"은 일본의 실수였기보다는 미국의 "의도적 견제"였지 

않었나 합니다. 그처럼 약은 일본넘들이 그렇게 멍청한 실수를 했을가 합니다.

미국이 자기네 산업의 패권에 위협을 느끼자 제동을 걸은게 아닌가요.

By then, Japan put itself as the No.2 in the world just behind the U.S.

지금 현재 남한도 그런 운명에 다가 가고있지 않은가 걱정됩니다.

특히 남한의 방위 사업이 미국을 초월하기 시작한 것 같군요.  (사자의 콧수염 건드려?)

(example: 미국의 Lockeed Martin F-35 전투기가 남한의 KAI의 KF-21에 밀리기 시작,

not to mention the K9 howitzers and K2 tanks in the Eastern Europe.)

Already, Biden's IRA tries to cut out Samsung and Hyundai from the U.S. market.

그렇다해서 이제와서 남한이 뒷걸음 칠수는 없겠지요. 

이런 상황에서 The South Koreans should be ever more alert and smarter than the Japanese.

I am worried that the U.S. won't help or allow "Korean unification" which,
they certainly realized, will create an Asian tiger out of an "obedient puppy" of the past.

Nobody (including China and Russia) will be willing to help Korea for their own protection.

Alas, both Koreas will have to work "alone" for their unification by themselves,

and, somehow, create "the Asian Empire of Korea". My wishful daydream...??

https://youtu.be/pU_yyadYgG8

The Economy of Japan: how a Superpower Fell from Grace in 4 decades.

It seems like that Plaza accord that depreciated dollar value and appreciated

Yen did the dicisive blow to Japanese economy. It was the innovation of Reagan

administration.

I guess Reagan (or his advisors) have done a few great tricks of destroying some nations.

He socked the "Plaza Accord" to the Japanese, and he did the same to the Russians (Gorbachev),

causing the mighty Soviet Union to self-destruct.

I think Reagan was one of the best Republican presidents in U.S. history.

Why doesn't Biden do the same to Putin? Could he?

After all, Koreans have to be very careful not to get socked the same thing to us by the U.S.

By all means, let's not get cheated by the U.S. !!

In the above article, it seems Koreans may be running the same show just as the Japanese did.

The latest gigantic economic prosperity, the great real estate bubble, its collapse,

the recent massive influx of foreign immigrants, and, to make it even worse,

the historically lowest birth rate pervading South Korea. All these bring me cold sweat on my back.

Are Koreans smart enough not to follow the latest history of Japan's demise?

Isn't it a time to be wary of the friendly U.S.A. and Red China??

We should not get too proud or complacent about our success which may be short-lived.

https://youtu.be/lx1lRQvPxKM

Human instincts may lead South Korea to Natural Extinction(population paradox)

https://youtu.be/qGWpxFh_TL0

The Countries most at Risk of Population Collapse

South Korea has two major problems that may ruin the success 

that they just achieved; population decline and the risk of North Korea. 

Aging populations are rising and the number of young people is declining.

Old people are less capable of, less likely, doing the things and spend money. 

It costs more to support them. More than 50% of the 51 million South 

Koreans live in 11% of the entire country; Seoul-Kyongki area. The rural

SK is dying. Even big cities like Busan and Ulsan are losing its people to 

Seoul-Kyongki area. Small cities and towns are fighting for their survival. 

It is a simple math. The less population means smaller economy. The economy

will not expand. The company cannot function if there are not enough people 

to hire. 

There will be an exodus of foreign investments, with even a tiny hint of war. 

South Korean economy is so big that it cannot afford to triggering a regional

conflict with North Korea, if not a major war. 

It is truly heart-breaking that we got into the curse of the "lowest birth rate" dilemma.

Everything was going on fine and dandy until the darn thing hit us out of nowhere.

Maybe, it's not really from "nowhere". It might have been building up for a while.

Have Koreans been overly civilized and turned into an undeserving vanity

into a super-developed society, only to self-demise themselves?

I wish that Korean people wake up and somehow overcome this problem

as soon as possible.