The stock market remains mired in a slump. On Sept. 3, the benchmark Nikkei average in Tokyo plunged to yet another post-Bubble low.
Behind the slump are continuing uncertainty over the future course of the domestic economy, Japanese economic policy, and prospects for U.S. share prices.
Individual investors are also confused by a securities-related taxation system that has become too difficult to grasp.
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