Save Japan: Bank Crisis After the Bubble Burst and Wall Street's Actions

Author: (English) Gillian Tett
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: "Saving Japan" hits the core of Japan's current predicament. After all, the Japanese always perceive things differently from external observers, and face different political and economic pressures. This unconventional book completely captures this crucial reality. As a major part of the world's economic climate, the economic situation of neighboring Japan has always been a closely watched subject for the Chinese. The observers include not only researchers in the economic field but also many who are amazed by the rise and fall of the Japanese economy. With the continuous exposure of bad debts and corruption scandals, the Japanese financial sector, especially banks, have gradually come under scrutiny. This book depicts a gamble hanging on the fate of the nation, a story about saving the Japanese financial sector with a samurai tradition. Gillian Tett, former Director of the Financial Times Tokyo Bureau, approaches real-life events in a novelistic form, with a gripping plot and a relentless pace, opening the door to the mysterious world of the Japanese economy for readers. It is a classic story of the intersection of Eastern and Western civilizations. In Tett's hands, this business-themed narrative is as colorful as a war or a love story.