[Eagle74]

--I've felt that way for some time. They better do a real good job of it, too--sixty million versus one and a quarter billion is pretty lousy odds--

Acctually the CIA world fact book says, 127 million to 1.273 billion. Or the Japanese are out numbered 10 to 1.

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

Sure China out numbers Japan, but look at living standards and wages and technology and I'd put Japan over China anyday.

Hell, China knows it as well and thats why they are beefing up their military because Japan is the only country that can/will stand up to them in the Asia region