Japan Then and Now

Businessmen take a walk in Tokyo's downtown financial districts of Otemachi and Marunouchi
ANDREAS SEIBERT FOR TIME

NOW: Lone Rangers
Businessmen take a walk in Tokyo's downtown financial districts of Otemachi and Marunouchi. On June 15, the Nikkei index closed at 75% below its 1989 peak.

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