Despite the success of Toyota, Japan's economy continues to stagnate. The efforts of Japan's central bank to stimulate its economy has resulted in an inflated dollar, a low yen, and the resultant yen carry trade.

Nevertheless, Japan has not yet recovered from its 1980's bubble, and subsequent bust and deflation. In two years, Japan has dropped from the world's second to fourth largest economy (after the EU, U.S. and China).  Find out how this trend will affect your personal finances in the years to come.

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