[bamboozled]

Do you have some more info on this, or is this just your opinion ?

[sampa]

their debt is 230% of GDP

when global crisis hits again (pretty soon, I'd say), they will have major problems

for now people (carry traders) are happy to borrow yen for 0% and convert and earn 5% in USD, hence the falling yen

[resolutebat]

Like the US, Japan's debt is almost entirely to itself, they can print money to get rid of it.

Of course, this won't do the already weak yen any favors.

[sampa]

if only printing money could solve all problems

alas, but people don't like inflation

[bamboozled]

Japan has been printing money forever, they have a problem with low inflation?

Sorry your comment isn't really lining up with reality.

[sampa]

Trees don't grow to the sky

and there's no perpetuum mobile either