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….
The Oil Factor: Apocalypse Postponed
High commodity prices were a mechanism for enriching plutocrats, oligarchs and sovereign wealth funds – effectively turning global labour income into capital which was then recycled into securities, prime real estate and art…
Prepare for the Coming Japanese Boom
Asakusa, a downtown area fast becoming Tokyo’s new hipster central, is now a destination for foreign backpackers.
The Last Virgin Flies Out Of Tokyo
Don’t tell me defaulting, depopulating Detroit is more “globally critical” than Tokyo, comfortably the largest city in the world by economic output.