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#japan #history #economics

In the mid-to-late 20th century, Japan was a global economic superpower alongside the United States and Soviet Union. But by the mid-1990s, this status had evaporated completely. How did this happen? And could it happen to other major powers today?

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- CHAPTERS -
00:00 Intro
01:31 Sponsored Segment
03:01 The Economic Miracle
04:26 Neoliberal Pressures
06:16 The Plaza Accord
08:06 The Land Bubble
10:26 Delayed Action
12:01 The Lost Decades
16:04 Outro