The world’s second-biggest stock market has disappointed investors for years. Here’s why that could finally change.
JAPAN’S SLOW GROWTH HAS FRUSTRATED U.S. investors for a generation. But with U.S. stocks pricey, some argue the world’s second-largest stock market looks like a bargain.
Japan’s problems are no secret. Among the biggest: an aging workforce, high levels of public debt, and persistent deflation. But modest Japanese stock prices arguably already reflect those, meaning there’s plenty of upside.
This story is from the December 2018 edition of Money.
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