text: 1945. Both events are also regarded globally 
  1945. Both events are also regarded globally 
  
  and tsunami, environmental measures, 
  and tsunami, environmental measures,  as being miraculous. 
  as being miraculous. 
  
  a dd re ssi ng t he sh r i n k i ng a nd a g i ng 
  a dd re ssi ng t he sh r i n k i ng a nd a g i ng  In 1945, foreign diplomats and businessmen 
  In 1945, foreign diplomats and businessmen 
  
  population, and global challenges. — 
  population, and global challenges. —  visiting Japan were fully confident that the 
  visiting Japan were fully confident that the 
  
  **Kunibe**: : Japan is facing a difficult period 
  Japan is facing a difficult period  country would recover as they surveyed the 
  country would recover as they surveyed the 
  
  with limited prospects for economic growth 
  with limited prospects for economic growth  ruins and the scorched earth around them, 
  ruins and the scorched earth around them, 
  
  due to a shrinking, aging population and 
  due to a shrinking, aging population and  because, in the words of one of them, “People 
  because, in the words of one of them, “People 