japan politics

Yet another example about some people from Japan who have still to come to terms with our past. The above may not be the typical opinion of the average Japanese, but there are lots of people here that try to whitewash what Japan did in WWII. Let alone that this all puts even more pressure on...

The biggest threat to Japan right now is partisan politics, and the most egregious party is the LDP. Case in point: :hb: It is already way, way past the time when this tax hike should have already been done, but the politicians are more concerned about gaining partisan advantage than doing...

Japan’s Currency 25 Percent Overvalued, Goldman’s O’Neill Says On one hand, if it declined by 25%, it would just go back to where it was a few years ago. This would arguably be good for Japan, especially the export sector. But what if it continues after that? The other thing I worry about is...

http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=127294 Do we have any Japanese JREFers who can shed light on this? Any JREFers seen this yet? Seems a bit of a stretch, but if it's really that bad...

Link Actually, this move is not as unpopular as you would think. I think that this is a good idea for Japan considering that the country is stuck in a deflation trend and the central bank doesn't want to do anything about it. Better to do this now than to wait for a debt crisis like what...

After hearing Economist Carl Weinberg discuss Japan on a recent podcast, I'm worried. Here's what he's saying about Japan: The debt-to-GDP ratio can never fall and interest rates can never rise here, it seems. It's unlikely that the ratio can even be prevented from growing. I don't see any...

Japanese minister hangs self You never see western ministers commiting harakiri when a scandal concerning themself is brewing. One would think that perhaps the Japanese take honor much more seriously. On the other hand, if they did, how could they let themselves become involved in something...