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fkusumot said:

On the other hand, the Japanese Self Defense Forces aren't that heavily funded as a percentage of the Japanese GDP. So the collapse of the Japanese market doesn't seem to be connected to over spending on their defense budget. Go figure.

 Nah, it's because they're economy is heavily tied to the US Dollar.  If it's own currency goes too high or two low below the dollar it screws up.