A year on from tragedy, how is Japan faring?

Last year’s triple disaster of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan killed over 18,000 people and disrupted industries from automakers to food producers. The country was already facing headwinds of deflation, an ageing population and a moribund stock market as well as a stubbornly strong currency. Twelve months on, advisers are at odds as to whether there is any value in the country and whether clients could benefit from allocation to Japan. Jaskarn Pawar, chartered financial planner at Investor Profile, says the effect of the earthquake on the markets was a typical ...