Japan, the world s third largest economy and its largest creditor nation, has been in crisis for more than two decades.
Yet, this book argues that a possible future Pax Japonica one in which Japan will overc.
Today, the hegemonic role in global trade and financial markets has been assumed by the USA and China.
Its economy has been depressed or in recession in much of that period, its banking sector in a critical state, and its public sector burdened by recurring fiscal deficits and mounting debt.
Japan, the world s third largest economy and its largest creditor nation, has been in crisis for more than two decades