The roots of the story lie at least as far back as the overheating of the Japanese economy that occurred during the late 1980s. As is well known, the rapid growth achieved during this period was ...

Why did the slump continue for so long? Looking back at the Japanese economy since the bursting of the bubble economy, we will examine the debate that unfolded and the policies that were implemented ...

Japanese collectors spent billions on European paintings during the bubble economy of the 1980s ... The artist Yuko Mohri in her studio space in Tokyo.Credit...Kentaro Takahashi for The New ...

A total of 17,412 new condominiums priced at 100 million yen ($654,000) and up were sold during ... of the past “bubble” economic boom. The figures for 17 prefectures outside Tokyo also ...