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The Peter Tasker Blog. Insights, perspectives, and general musings.

THE WEALTH OF NATIONS IN THE 21st CENTURY

Top of the class is South Korea with an amazing increase in average wealth of 63% since  2020.

By Peter Tasker | September 7, 2026
Finance Reflections

The Katsu Curry Index Looks Quite Tasty!

You can tell quite a lot about a person by the way they eat their curry rice…

By Peter Tasker | August 16, 2026
Reflections

The Geopolitics of Football: Japan 7 China 0

What China badly needs is love, love of the game as exemplified by one remarkable Japanese player.

By Peter Tasker | June 21, 2026
Reflections

‘Straight to Hell’: The Extraordinary Life of Kazuko Hosoki

As to the value of her predictions, she got the big one right…

By Peter Tasker | June 13, 2026
Reflections Reviews

Edo Erotica: Shunga in Shinjuku

Even now official Japan is dubious about the worth of Shunga

By Peter Tasker | May 9, 2026
Culture Reflections

Five Fitting Scenarios for the Year of the (Fire) Horse

Japan is unusual in that younger people tend to be more right-wing than senior citizens…

By Peter Tasker | January 3, 2026
Finance Politics Reflections

Three Devil Man in the Kobe Hotel

As for “three devils,” he did not deny the suggestion that it stood for womanizing, drinking and gambling.

By Peter Tasker | October 11, 2024
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Kaleidoscope Japan: A Nation Through the Lens of its Literature by Richard Nathan

he completed the race with a time of 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours and 32 minutes, during which he had six children and ten grandchildren

By Peter Tasker | October 5, 2024
Culture Reflections Reviews

“Nabe-Sada”: Living Legend of Japanese Jazz

In a gangland dispute, the promoter was shot dead at the climax of the drummer’s solo

By Peter Tasker | June 14, 2024
Articles Culture Reflections

The Geopolitics of “Shōgun”

The show is an American product, but it feels half Japanese. Geopolitically, this makes sense since the U.S. is much more dependent on Japan than ever before.

By Peter Tasker | May 24, 2024
Culture Reflections Reviews

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