bubble generation; those who came of age during the bubble economy
Refers to the Japanese generation born roughly 1965–1970, who entered adulthood during the asset price bubble of the late 1980s. Often used in discussions of generational differences in work culture and economic experience.
It is said that the bubble generation had relatively easy job hunting.
彼はバブル世代で、当時の好景気をよく覚えている。
He is from the bubble generation and remembers the economic boom of that time well.