It Should Be Kept in Mind that Countries like India, Indonesia, Brazil, and Russia, Not Western Countries, Will Surpass Japan in Economic Power
Last year, in 2022, India's GDP approached 80% of Japan's and surpassed the United Kingdom, becoming the world's fifth-largest economy. It will probably surpass Germany and Japan as well, becoming the third-largest economy in the world in no time.
The era of the Global South has finally arrived. The world is in motion.
Yet, how long will Japan remain a subordinate to Western countries?
At the very least, Japan is number two among Western countries. How long does it plan to feel grateful to the United Kingdom, France, and Germany?
Currently, the United States is the world's largest economic power. However, not for long.
Western countries, excluding the United States, are all in a bleak situation. There is no need to worry because Japan is surrounded by countries that will never catch up with it.
There is no need for Japan, the number two among Western countries, to keep kowtowing to the Western countries of the G7 forever.
The countries that will surpass Japan in economic power are not Western countries.
The Japanese should bear in mind that it will be countries like India, Indonesia, Brazil, Russia, and Mexico that will lead the world economy in the future.
In any case, Japanese people should familiarize themselves with the future global power dynamics a little more.
Japanese media and some experts seem to be pleased that Russia has failed in its invasion of Ukraine and has weakened.
Such thoughtless thinking comes from those who swallow Western countries' information without question.
What would they do if Russia did not weaken?
Moreover, it is entirely possible that the scenario could be reversed, with Western countries weakening due to the failure of economic sanctions against Russia. But they don't seem to consider such a possibility.
Lately, Japan has been unquestioningly accepting the information provided by Western countries and being manipulated by it.
In that regard, the United States is amazing. They still brainwash and control Western countries with the information they create.
Given the nature of the United States, one day they may suddenly abandon Western countries.
The confusing response of the United States to Russia's invasion of Ukraine may be one of the reasons.
In any case, countries like the United States, Russia, China, and India prioritize their national interests. That is how they have risen to become major powers.
If such major powers start to confront each other, the path to peace may become distant.
It is a sad reality that in the journey towards peace, it is the "common people" who have nothing to do with the power dynamics of major countries that become the victims.
It is too painful.
