[dev_dull]

Did they stagnate? Isn’t Japan one of the most advanced and prosperous countries in history? And this despite being hit with two atomic bombs even...

[boomboomsubban]

It is both true that they stagnated and are one of the most prosperous countries. Their rate of growth was unsustainably high for a period before the 90's.

[tormeh]

They have continued productivity growth, but the working-age population is shrinking, so it evens out to stagnation.