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All roads lead to Japan Somewhere on these here Intarwebs I read a compelling argument that the reason Japan has always been at the forefront of automation is that they've had a labor shortage since the early '80s. More than that, they have a demographic tidal wave that will hit before it hits the US or Europe: Japan is getting old, Japan is not having kids, and as the 'boomers of Japan become the senior citizens of Japan, there will be no one to take care of them. 