I do not think it is fair for you to insinuate that the infastructure spending alone is what sent the Japanese government into recession, the real answer is much more complex and nuanced. Other than that... Blip... Good video,(reply>), It's the other way around. There was a recession, so the gov't spent money on infrastructure projects to generate employment and drive the economy out of recession. This is the same as what FDR did in the US during the Great Depression.