That chart is a crude snapshot of the Nikkei 225 from 1990 to 2009. Since then it's rebounded by quite a bit although it's still quite a bit under its Dec 1989

That chart is a crude snapshot of the Nikkei 225 from 1990 to 2009. Since then it's rebounded by quite a bit although it's still quite a bit under its Dec 1989 peak. But of course a stock market index isn't the full economy, so I would disagree that this chart by itself constitutes proof that Japan is stagnating. Chart source: https://mebfaber.com/2009/12/20/japan-the-us-and-the-lost-decades/ https://mebfaber.com/2009/12/20/japan-the-us-and-the-lost-de...