What the U.S. Can Learn From Japan's 'Lost Decade'
Story date: 2008-03-13 09:26:00
Added on: 2008-03-15 04:43:18
NPR News - Nearly two decades before America's mortgage crisis, Japan weathered a real estate crisis of its own. ... Japan has one of the highest savings rates in the world; the U.S. among the lowest.
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