Japanese customers , even though economy slips to 3rd, still have an enviable per capita income

"Japan's people still are among the world's richest, with a per capita income of $37,800 last year, compared with China's $3,600. So are Americans at $42,240, their economy still by far the biggest."


Source: China Overtakes Japan as No. 2 Economy
By AP
Tomoko A. Hosaka
Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,2010912,00.html