Covering the economic and industrial might of Japan

In October and November of last year 5,904 people responded to a national survey about their daily lives.

More than two-thirds of Japanese have some concern about their daily lives.  That's all?

The number one concern was anxiety about life after retirement - 54%.

Almost three-fourths (72.2%) want the government to reform the social security system, especially the medical and pension fields.

The biggest fears in Japanese society:

1. Income disparity

2. Development of aging society

3. large-scale retirment of baby boomers

About 90% of respondents think they are middle class...54.1% middle middle class, 26.3% lower-middle class and 11.0% upper middle class.

Just 1.1% say they are upper-middle class and 6.0% think they are lower-middle class.

Japan might have the 'fattest' of all middle classes of nations in the world.