Japan’s economy was on track to surpass the U.S., dominating global markets and leading the world in technology and finance. But today, it faces decades of stagnation, deflation, and slow growth. What ...

An analysis has emerged suggesting that Korea's economy resembles Japan's bubble economy collapse in the early 1990s. Concerns have also been raised that if Korea cannot address issues such as ...

In 2023, Korea's private-sector debt reached 207.4 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), nearing Japan's peak level of 214.2 percent during its asset bubble period in 1994.

At the heart of Japan’s economic downfall was a speculative bubble inflated by easy credit and tax incentives. In the wake of the Plaza Accord of 1985, the Japanese yen appreciated rapidly ...

Policymakers borrowing from Japan’s playbook misunderstand the country’s circumstances. When its bubble economy collapsed, Japan was relatively rich and technologically advanced.

Hayakawa specifically chose to set the story in 1987, during Japan’s economic bubble period, seeing parallels with contemporary society. “Back then, Japan’s economy was growing and growing.

Hayakawa specifically chose to set the story in 1987, during Japan’s economic bubble period, seeing parallels with contemporary society. “Back then, Japan’s economy was growing and growing.

In the 1990s, Japan faced one of the most devastating financial collapses in modern history. In this documentary, we examine the rise and fall of the Japanese economic bubble—how it formed, why ...

When considered in dollars, Japan's GDP has stagnated since the economic bubble collapsed. In fact, the recent depreciation of the yen means GDP is actually shrinking in dollar terms.

Japan's population has been shrinking for 15 years, with huge implications for the country's economy, national defense, and culture. Now, policymakers are working to boost birth rates.

Trump’s policies pose an existential threat to the American bubble economy. As Japan discovered three decades ago, there’s no easy escape.

During Japan's “bubble economy” in the 1980s, many Japanese visited Europe and returned home with a taste for Italian cuisine.