For example, compared to recessions in other countries, unemployment is low. Companies may not take on new staff and may advise older employees to take early retirement, but they do not in general lay off their middle-aged staff. At an individual level, people are not suffering so much and more or less satisfied with their lives. Attaching so much importance to job security has pluses and minuses. The pluses are a low rate of unemployment and stability in both politics and society.
Crime is also relatively low.
The widespread public feeling that anybody can do as a prime minister is proof that politics is stable. On the other hand, no sense of crisis is discernible. With no sense of crisis, actions to resolve problems can not be taken. Several of my articles have appeared in the newspapers, but they don't generally elicit much response. It is extremely difficult to influence the policymakers.