Japan's debt is the highest in the OECD, pushing up debt service costs
Japan has faced low growth, rising government debt, large deficits and deflation
Key macroeconomic indicators show a mixed picture
Inflation fell during 2014
Japan's potential GDP growth rate has fallen sharply since 1990
Increasing female employment can help avoid looming labour supply shortages
Japan's well-being performance lags behind in a number of dimensions
Japan's farm workforce is elderly: the age distribution of rice farmers in 2010
The corporate sector has high cash reserves and falling returns on assets
Japan ranks low in some areas of its national science and innovation systems (2014)