You can't ignore the world's second-largest economy and call yourself a serious investor.

1) Japan is not the 2on economy in the world any more, and is going down everyday 2) Japanese companies in stock market don't give dividends 3) Investing in Japan is giving free money to big corporations, don't have any decision power at all, expect they (or the Government) will do whatever they want with it (devaluations, fraud, bankruptcy, bribery) and get few or nothing in return, only the possible increase in value of the stocks. 4) Factual impossibility of direct investment in Japan, despite is done along middle companies, which will steal the line of business from the partner whenever the learn how to manage it, with total impunity and biased judicial system. Thats Japan!

yes you can Bill, and most serious investors who DON'T have to shill for the companies they work for already know that

kagunlapell - Whaddya mean Japan's not the 2nd largest economy in the world? According to the World Bank, Japan is still #2.

You can't ignore the world's second-largest economy and call yourself a serious investor.

I can and I do.

India and China will overtake Japan within 50 years. Japan has too much debt.

within 50 ? china will pass japan within 10