Japan's Lost Generation: The Silent Sufferers that Grew up in Post-Bubble Japan

The children of the 1970s and 1980s facing adversity in post-bubble Japan

Feb 14, 2023

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In the 1980s, Japan was at the height of its economic prosperity, with a booming stock market and sky-high real estate values. But when all of this came to a screeching halt in the early 1990s and the "bubble economy" burst, the aftermath for the young people entering the workforce was devastating…

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Japan's Lost Generation: The Silent Sufferers that Grew up in Post-Bubble Japan

The children of the 1970s and 1980s facing adversity in post-bubble Japan

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