I don't know if day trading and currency trading are more common in Japan than other countries, but low interest rates certainly encourage gambling. Here are t

I don't know if day trading and currency trading are more common in Japan than other countries, but low interest rates certainly encourage gambling. Here are two more articles on Japanese amateur currency traders and day traders: [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/16/business/worldbusiness/16housewives.html http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/16/business/worldbusiness/16h... [2] http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/19/business/yourmoney/19day.html http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/19/business/yourmoney/19day.h...