Summary

• The iShares MSCI Japan ETF offers diversified exposure to Japan’s global industrial and consumer brands, ideal for long-term, set-and-forget portfolios.
• EWJ stands out versus peers due to its liquidity, balanced sector allocation, and proven long-term returns, despite a higher expense ratio.
• Market overreaction to Middle East energy risks has created a buying opportunity, with a 2026 price target of $103.93, implying 14.7% upside.
• Japan’s slow GDP growth and declining birthrate are risks, but EWJ remains a stable, geographically diversifying core holding.

A joke attributed to Simon Kuznets, a Nobel laureate economist, goes, “There are four types of countries: developed, underdeveloped, Japan, and Argentina.”

When you look at the United States, Germany, China, and many other countries, their economic success makes

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