Is Japan’s Economy OK? 「日本の財政、大丈夫?」Explained in Easy Japanese

“Is Japan’s economy really okay?” – This question is making headlines right now.
In this video, I break down the recent financial news and explain what “サナエショック” means.
You’ll learn useful Japanese while thinking about how to prepare for uncertain times.

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0:00 Introduction
1:02 What happened on January 19th?
3:54 Why do rising interest rates matter?
5:53 How this affects our daily lives
8:00 Finance Minister’s defense at Davos
11:43 Critical opinions
14:01 Counter-arguments
15:23 My personal thoughts
17:39 Ending

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10 Comments

  1. 📚 難しい言葉リスト / Vocabulary List 📚

    00:12】財政(ざいせい)
    public finance; a country's financial management

    00:39】サナエショック
    "Sanae Shock" – market term for financial turmoil caused by PM Takaichi's policy

    00:50】金融市場(きんゆうしじょう)
    financial market

    01:46】記者会見(きしゃかいけん)
    press conference

    01:55】消費税(しょうひぜい)
    consumption tax; sales tax

    02:32】国債(こくさい)
    government bond

    02:56】金利(きんり)
    interest rate

    03:04】〜年物(〜ねんもの)
    ~year bond (e.g., 40年物 = 40-year bond)

    03:46】日本売り(にほんうり)
    "selling Japan" – market term for selling Japanese assets

    04:26】市場(しじょう)
    market (financial)

    05:17】財政規律(ざいせいきりつ)
    fiscal discipline

    05:24】やりくり
    managing (finances); making ends meet

    06:01】円安(えんやす)
    weak yen; yen depreciation

    06:45】輸入(ゆにゅう)
    import

    07:03】皮肉(ひにく)
    ironic; irony

    07:18】ローン
    loan

    07:45】景気(けいき)
    economy; business conditions

    08:18】ダボス会議(ダボスかいぎ)
    Davos Conference (World Economic Forum)

    08:50】プライマリーバランス
    primary balance (fiscal term)

    08:57】基礎的財政収支(きそてきざいせいしゅうし)
    primary balance; basic fiscal balance

    09:18】税収(ぜいしゅう)
    tax revenue

    09:39】国債依存度(こくさいいぞんど)
    dependence on government bonds

    10:10】GDP(ジーディーピー)
    GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

    10:41】IMF(アイエムエフ)
    International Monetary Fund

    11:12】デフレ
    deflation

    11:18】コストカット
    cost-cutting

    12:02】人気取り(にんきとり)
    popularity-seeking; crowd-pleasing

    12:26】財政ポピュリズム(ざいせいポピュリズム)
    fiscal populism

    12:47】二の舞(にのまい)
    making the same mistake as someone else

    13:09】暴落(ぼうらく)
    crash; sharp fall (in prices)

    14:16】対外純資産(たいがいじゅんしさん)
    net foreign assets

    15:36】不確実(ふかくじつ)
    uncertain; uncertainty

    16:29】どう転んでも(どうころんでも)
    no matter how things turn out; whatever happens

    16:48】蓄える(たくわえる)
    to build up; to accumulate (skills, savings)

    💡 役立つ表現 / Useful Expressions:

    – 「二の舞になる」= to make the same mistake as someone else (e.g., "イギリスの二の舞になるのでは?")
    – 「どう転んでもいいように」= to be prepared for any outcome
    – 「〜に頼りすぎない」= to not rely too much on ~ (e.g., "一つの収入源に頼りすぎない")

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  2. 相変わらずご新規な説明してもらってありがとう😊
    けーざいは、難しいと思いましたけれども、字幕にたまに目を滑らして助かります😉
    とってもじよずです テーマ、発音、説明、最後に自分の意見まで。。。👍👏🙏
    どうもありがとう🙏😊

  3. 先生のおかげさまで経済についても考えてみる時間を持ちました。難しい経済用語も少しは分かるようになりました。ありがとうございます。

  4. ベトナム語の字幕をつけて本当にありがとうございます。 次の動画の内容、とてもお楽しみです。

  5. Thanks for your explanation. I think that Japan will overcome the challenges and critical moments of
    this transitional period, because the people are strongly supporting their political leader.