We have seen yet again that when the US market catches a cold, the whole world soon comes down with it.
I would not want to hold EWJ (or anything else for that matter) when the US market is breaking badly.
Making money in EWJ this year will require good trading skills -- even though I expect it to vastly outperform US stocks over time. .
“The things that will destroy us are: politics without principle; pleasure without conscience; wealth without work; knowledge without character; business without morality; science without humanity; and worship without sacrifice.” Mahatma Gandhi