Kuroda Unchained
The Topix Index is at its cheapest since Ali decked Foreman on a sticky October night in Zaire all those years ago.
High Noon for Haruhiko Kuroda
Central bankers need the intellectual courage to face down hostile forces, just as Gary Cooper’s sheriff took on the gunslingers in Fred Zinnemann’s 1952 film.
We Are All Japanese Now
Google has a market capitalization of $380 billion and employs 40,000 people. Toyota is worth $32 billion and employs 340,000.
Abe Road is the only path for Japan
Mr. Abe’s achievements overshadow the efforts of his predecessors, including the globally celebrated Junichiro Koizumi
Abe’s Moment of Truth
If Mr. Abe offered citizens a say in their own governance, it would be the first time since Japan’s mythical first emperor came ashore in 660 B.C.
Tokyo Dick
“Dick didn’t do macroeconomics. He didn’t do Japan. He didn’t do Limeys and he didn’t do listening. Dick just did Dick”
Capitalism Heads East
The threat of bankruptcy swept away politically-driven vanity projects.Nothing was too big to fail, not even the ruling family of Indonesia.
What if China Devalues?
The rhetoric from Congress would be blood-curdling. There might even be a repeat of the quotas and sanctions imposed on Japan in the 1980s.
Is Abenomics Working Too Well?
In the battle for the Economics Premier League, Monetarist United has pulled well ahead of big-spending Keynes City and the hard men of Vienna F.C.
Sayonara, Tourist-san
His approval rating of 60% makes him the most popular leader in the G8, leaving aside Vladimir Putin.