expression, noun
lost thirty years; lost decades; Japan's post-bubble economic stagnation
Refers to the period of economic stagnation in Japan from the early 1990s onward, often discussed in economic and political contexts.
日本経済は失われた３０年から脱却できるのだろうか。
Can the Japanese economy break free from the lost thirty years?
失われた３０年の間に、多くの企業が海外に生産拠点を移した。
During the lost decades, many companies moved their production bases overseas.
Originally referred to the 1990s; 失われた３０年 extends the concept to cover the prolonged stagnation into the 2010s and beyond.
A phrase coined in economic discourse, modeled after 'the lost decade' (失われた１０年), to describe Japan's extended period of economic stagnation following the asset price bubble collapse.