2020: Get Ready for the Geopolitical Olympics
Thanks to geography, Japan is on the front line, like it or not.
At Last – the Missing Arrow!
What went missing after the initial phase of Abenomics was the second arrow, fiscal stimulus.
Abe’s New Word Order
The days when the typical foreigner in Japan was a tall Caucasian with a big nose are long gone
Intelligence Reforms: Time for a Japanese James Bond
Not for nothing was Japan known as “a paradise for spies.”
Postcards From Another Planet
”Even things that didn’t happen are part of history…”
Can Japan Become the Sixth Eye?
With a new Asia-focused Cold War taking shape, the idea that capital should flow across borders unimpeded is for the birds
“Third” – Terayama’s last screenplay for somebody else
A Japanese “Shawshank Redemption” was never on the cards.
Skin in the Game: Lessons from the Brave Blossoms
Is there a point beyond which diversity has diminishing or even negative returns?
My Haiku for the Rugby World Cup
The word “rugby” has become one of the required “season words,” signifying winter.
Japan is Still the Future
In demographics too, Japan is looking more like a pioneer than an outlier.