Japan's efforts to tackle these problems have resembled a big whimper (see article).

ECONOMIST: Japan's debt problem

Yes, it might just be me, but I think I hear the roar of venture capital, the promotional bravado of start-ups, the buzz of technology, the pensive sigh of clinicians and the whimper of big pharma.

FORBES: The Scattered Voices of Digital Health

Japan has been criticized for pursuing a Big Bang that sometimes seems more like a whimper.

CNN: FLYING AGAINST THE OLD WAYS