Episode Synopsis "Saving Superpower of the World - Session 5"

Hoarding for what? This episode explores the habit of household cash hoarding and the huge balance sheets held by Japanese corporations. Is this fundamental supersaver aspect harmful or helpful for the economy and society? Will the supersized public sector debt be a future drag on the economy in the form of higher taxation?

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More episodes of the podcast Japan: Capitalism That Works (ENGLISH)

• Japan as Number One - Session 1
• Japan’s Elite and Leading by Example - Session 2
• I Want to be Re-born as a 23-year-old Japanese - Session 3
• The New Japan, Inc. - Session 4
• Saving Superpower of the World - Session 5
• Innovation Powerhouse Japan - Session 6
• The Specter of Financial Socialism - Session 7
• Real Structural Problems - Session 8
• Can it work in the West? - Add-on Session 9