[version_five]

This seems more like someone arguing to impose western culture on Japan than presenting arguments in favor of the headline, aside from the throwaway "research shows"

[xiphias2]

Japan has already a great economy, but it has fallen behind in the happiness index.

Trying to milk the population even more for taxes may not be the best decision for the country.

[rowanG077]

I would wager the most pressing economic issue Japan has their insanely low birthrate.

[krapp → rowanG077]

I would wager the two are not entirely unrelated.