US/Japan Geopolitical situation.

US and Japan are going thru similar things right now.

1) Both country are in the economic depression. Japan is in the deflation and US cannot see any bright news in economy.
2) Ruling parties are more or less amatuer group to run the country in both countries.
3) both countries have tremendous debts, far exceeding the annual budget.
4) Major or mass media are far too liberal to reflect the real attitude of the people.
5) Both countries are target of terrorists, cyber-spy and cyber-attackers.
6) Both countries are depending on China: US - consumer goods, finance, and Japan - food, rare metals, many other goods.
7) Both countries are M&A targets for wealthy Chinese.