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Poll in four Asian democracies finds Japanese the most pessimistic about future

Japanese people have a pessimistic view about the future of their country compared with those living in other Asian nations, according to a survey conducted between June and August. | ISTOCK

Kyodo

Sep 4, 2017

Japanese are the most pessimistic about the future of their country among people in four Asian democratic countries, a joint survey by think tanks showed Monday.

The other three nations were India, Indonesia and Malaysia.

Forty-eight percent of Japanese respondents said they are pessimistic, up from 39.8 percent last year, citing "no effective measures against a declining birthrate and aging population" as the top reason for their perception. Some 31.3 percent said they are optimistic, up 10.6 points.

Poll in four Asian democracies finds Japanese the most pessimistic about future

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