Japan Lost 30 Years — Is America Next? #shorts

Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:00]Japan lost 30 years.

[00:00:02]America is starting the same.

[00:00:05]In 1989, Japan's Nikkei hit an all-time high.

[00:00:09]Then it collapsed and never fully recovered.

[00:00:13]For three decades, low growth, frozen wages, and debt-trapped banks defined the Japanese economy.

[00:00:20]Economists call it a balance sheet recession.

[00:00:23]Here's the part that matters now. The US shows the same early signals. Asset bubbles deflating, rate hike stalling growth, consumers pulling back.

[00:00:33]Richard Koo, who diagnosed Japan's stagnation, says America is following the same playbook.

[00:00:40]Japan's lost decade is still a warning.

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