1.   Since impacts are the product of population numbers and consumption, all nations should grasp the nettle of eventual zero population growth.

2.   But citing the soft Tokyo stock market and weakness in the yen and Japanese consumer confidence, it recently revised the projection to zero growth.

3.   Even zero growth, perhaps.

4.   Economic consultants firm I.D.E.A. has forecast zero growth.

5.   The Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association projects zero growth in television demand this year.