While domestic demand as a whole is likely to maintain its firmness, it might be difficult to expect domestic demand to  BIS central bankers’ speeches  5  have power to offset the weakness in external demand and further elevate economic activity.
The anxiety related to whether the current systems can adapt to the major structural changes facing the Japanese economy - such as intensified global competition and demographic changes in Japan toward fewer children and an increasing aged population - and the growing uncertainty caused by the unclear direction of future economic developments.