What was Japan like in the 1990s?

Things changed drastically during those years. I was 15 years old in 1990. My dad made good money as a translator. My parents owned a house (a 150 year old samurai house which we slowly remodeled throughout my teen years) and 3 1/2 acres of land. We grew all our own food. It was an awesome life. read more

Professional wrestling continued to decline well into the 1990s like it did in the 1980s. Races often took place at either Suzuka Circuit or at Fuji Speedway. A NASCAR exhibition race was held in Motegi, Japan during the late 1990s in the hopes of getting people interested in stock car racing. read more

Many of what people outside Japan perceive as those "crazy Japanese shows" may have their origins in this decade. I feel the shows back in the 80s were more carefully crafted compared cheaply made game/talk shows that we often get to watch today. read more

That’s such a broad question I don’t know where to begin. The Japanese economic bubble had burst, but the impact of that would take years to filter down to the average Japanese. read more