Assassin’s Creed: North Korea at the Brink
The lesson the North Koreans have learned is that bluster, brutality and blackmail make for a winning strategy.
Trump and Abe on the Fairway to Heaven
Abe was treated to hugs, multiple dinner dates and a sleepover at Trump’s luxury resort in Florida. The round of golf the two men played there was highly symbolic,
What Trump Means for Markets: The Great Reversal
Populism thrives under deflationary conditions, as in Japan and Germany in 1928-33, but populism in power often brings high inflation
The New Message from Pearl Harbour
It is the leaders and citizens of another Asian power that “should heed the lessons of Pearl Harbour.”
Planet Trump: Will Japan Be A Winner Or A Loser?
“There are people who wish I wouldn’t refer to China as our enemy. But that’s exactly what they are…”
Humped, Dumped and Trumped: Globalization in Trouble
Populism behaves like the drunken guest at a dinner party, who doesn’t respect the rules of public contestation but spells out painful problems
Mao, Trump or Kate? The Value Of Modern Monarchy
We don’t lay off our children or siblings in favour of lower cost alternatives.
Godzilla vs. The Japanese Constitution
Would it be constitutional, the prime minister wonders as the 380 foot behemoth wreaks havoc in central Tokyo?
Abemon Go: Constitutional Reform and Reflation
Prime ministers came and went like karaoke singers taking turns at the microphone.
Hardier than the Male: Women Leaders Subvert the Stereotypes
In a darkly sarcastic poem, Rudyard Kipling claimed that ”the female of the species is more deadly than the male.”