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Early one snowy morning in February 1936, a group of fanatical army officers staged a coup d’etat in central Tokyo
Japan
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At the age of fifteen he was living with a geisha, and in his thirties he led a group of hard-drinking, brawling Japanese miners to the high Andes…
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Most satisfying of all, Japan’s government bond market has remained as serene as a zen garden.
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For them the euro is like the cockroach motel – you can check in, but you can never check out.
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The LDP, like the Rolling Stones, is a dinosaur outfit. Both lack the energy levels of their nineteen sixties heyday , but still manage to wipe the floor…
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The message was clear – deflation was the fault of Japan’s inadequately fertile womenfolk, not the elite officials of the central bank
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The man behind the counter preparing his food was the god-like Jiro Ono, creator of the Jiro-nigiri sushi style.
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They walk in cool and confident, armed with their PowerPoint presentations. They leave town horizontal, soaked in red ink.
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Amidst all this activity, the position of Japan is absolutely, well, pivotal. From the US point of view, a wealthy, confident and committed ally is a vital asset in what it is likely to be a long drawn out strategic game
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Photos of Chinese protestors holding signs proclaiming “Exterminate the Japanese” went viral in Japan and will not be forgotten quickly…