One Cheer For Thai Democracy
This is Thailand’s umpteenth coup in the modern period so the generals know the routine well by now.
Shuji Terayama TV Commercial
We’ll be talking about Terayama at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation in London on May 30th
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.
Stranded in the Jungle
The woman, Kazuko, is a newly-wed emigrant from Okinawa who soon discovers the power of her sexuality and exploits it to the hilt…
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.
Historical Fiction
Herr Schmidt was quite mistaken in his view that Japan is the Billy No Mates of Asia
Abe Offers Japanese Lessons for Europe
A job for anybody who wants one – a phenomenon which must seem like a distant dream to millions of unemployed youngsters in the Eurozone.
Sayonara, Tourist-san
His approval rating of 60% makes him the most popular leader in the G8, leaving aside Vladimir Putin.
Tokyo’s New Guv’nor
Ishihara’s legacy includes exterminating thirty thousand crows and ordering the removal of the Tsukiji fish-market, much loved by tourists…