Japan

2 charts that challenge the conventional wisdom about Japan's economy

A pedestrian looks at an electronic board displaying various countries' stock market indices outside a brokerage in Tokyo December 24, 2013. Tokyo's Nikkei sped to a six-year peak, adding about 0.8 percent and topping the 16,000-mark, driven by buying from long-only investors after Wall Street marched upwards. Japan's benchmark was up more than 50 percent this year, on track forits best annual rise since 1972.

The unemployment rate in Japan is just 2.5 percent. Image: REUTERS/Yuya Shino (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS)

Matt O'Brien
Reporter, Washington Post
Share:
The Big Picture
Explore and monitor how Japan is affecting economies, industries and global issues
A hand holding a looking glass by a lake
Crowdsource Innovation
Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:

Japan

Japan has made up for its 14% drop in GDP. Image: Washington Post
Image: Washington Post
Have you read?
Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:
JapanEconomic Progress
Share:
World Economic Forum logo
Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

Japan’s rural areas are depopulating – could a circular economy deliver local economic revitalization?

Makiko Eda

September 20, 2023

About Us

Events

Media

Partners & Members

  • Join Us

Language Editions

Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

© 2023 World Economic Forum