A survey by the Japan Youth Research Institute conducted in 2007 on the motivation of high school students in Japan, the United States, China, and South Korea reveals the inwardlooking attitude of Japanese youths.
With the introduction of QQE in April 2013, which has put further downward pressure on interest rates across the yield curve and strongly influenced asset prices, financial conditions in Japan have become more accommodative, and this has strongly supported improvements in corporate profits, employment, and wages.