Japan's debts

Does Mrs Watanabe need a haircut?

Not likely, according to respondents to our web poll last week, but it is nevertheless hard to be optimistic about Japan’s outlook.
<div style="text-align: left;"> Time for a trim? </div>
<div style="text-align: left;"> Time for a trim? </div>
February 28, 2012

Japan’s economy seems to have been teetering on the edge of a total economic collapse for the past two decades as glacial growth, falling prices and an ageing population have helped government debt balloon to seemingly unsustainable levels.

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