When Japan’s economic miracle came crashing down in the early 1990s, the world watched in disbelief. What followed wasn’t a brief recession — it was a generation-long reckoning.

Japan’s Lost Decades explores how a burst bubble became a national identity crisis — reshaping politics, society, and global economics. From the euphoria of the late 1980s boom to the quiet endurance of a nation learning to live without growth, this is the story of ambition, paralysis, and resilience.

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