Betting the Pharma: Japan’s Misdirected M&A Boom
According to Japanese comedian and cinéaste Beat Takeshi, “crossing on a red light is not scary when everyone does it together.”
Trade Wars: The Prequel
The best we can hope for might be the economic equivalent of the Cold War doctrine of “Mutually Assured Destruction”
Rise of the Robocats: How Labour Shortages Will Change Japan
In order to attract staff companies will have to offer child-care facilities, subsidized gym memberships and a better work-life balance.
Can Scandal Spur Change at Toshiba and Samsung?
He used the same hairbrush for 50 years and went to work by bus even while head of the “Keidanren” big business association
Post-Brexit: A New Era for Anglo-Asian Relations
If the EU had displayed one tenth of the pragmatism and flexibility of ASEAN, Britain would still be a member.
At the Sharp End of Global Restructuring: Terry Gou’s Gamble
Sude Honke, Japan’s oldest sake brewer, has being going since 1141 and Hoshi Ryokan, a hot springs hotel, since 718.
Busted – How Low Can Commodities Go?
Fear of shortages may be hard-wired in the human brain, leading us to worry about threats that are fading and downplay those that loom large.
This Year’s Model
“In theory there is no gap between practice and theory; in practice there is.”
The Japanese Spring
Most important of all for psychological well-being and social tranquility, the Japanese economy is running at full employment.
The End of the Japanese Ice Age
Japan has become the region’s low cost producer in a range of industries, from shipbuilding to software engineering….