Optimism about the global economy and buoyancy in overseas markets has allowed the Nikkei to start the year positively. But while Japanese equities may still appear to be relatively cheap compared to their peers, there are good reasons for them to remain so: Japan itself may already be stumbling back into recession, the government is in a mess, and a fiscal crisis is looming.
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