Japanese economy crisis

[Angel of Ten]

This might sound stupid, but I'm no expert in economy :( Can someone tell me the reason(s) Japanese economy has been experiencing problems since early '90s? (just the basic facts)
Thnx :)

[Shadow]

This thread by senseiman is pretty interesting... Originally; they were talking about the worst tourist attractions, but somewhere in the thread, there are some realistic ideas as to why Japan is in an economy slump.

http://forum.japanreference.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3131&highlight=worst

[Angel of Ten]

Thnx, the thread is really interesting. It's like I've been in charge of Japanese finances - meaningless shopping, meaningless shopping and some more meaningless shopping :D No wonder their economy is doing so bad :)