Why Japan’s Debt ‘Crisis’ Isn’t What You Think | AB Explained
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Japan supposedly owes more than 250% of its entire economy, the highest debt load in the developed world, and so many media outlets and content creators are pushing a doomsday narrative about Japan’s fall. So is the “debt bomb” everyone keeps predicting actually real? Will Japan really go bankrupt any day now? ASIAN BOSS breaks down the real numbers and methodology behind Japan’s debt, and what the rising bond yields of 2026 actually mean for one of the world’s most fascinating economies.
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00:00 - Intro
04:23 - Chapter 1: How Japan Got Buried
17:39 - Chapter 2: The Crisis That Never Arrived
31:07 - Chapter 3: The Squeeze That Finally Arrived
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