Ghosts from the past also linger. The Japanese asset price bubble in the late 1980s, fueled by easy monetary policy and speculative investments, led to a crash in asset prices from the 1990s and a ...

At peak of the bubble, the value of property in Japan was worth ... of land at obscene prices appear rational; for, in the case of land, at least there was some physical asset!

Japan's Tokyo Stock Exchange is asking listed companies to reduce their minimum investment thresholds to attract smaller retail investments. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are.