Shinzo Abe

Articles Politics

Maggie Abe and the Eggheads of Doom

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When Thatcher passed away, a Facebook campaign propelled “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead” high into the charts

Articles Finance

The Sumo Champ in the Bath

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Japanese bureaucracies, like others elsewhere, react to the prospect of transparency like a vampire reacts to the coming of daylight.

Articles Business Finance

Abe Road is the only path for Japan

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Mr. Abe’s achievements overshadow the efforts of his predecessors, including the globally celebrated Junichiro Koizumi

Articles Finance Politics

Japan Goes For Growth

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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

Articles Finance

Sayonara, Mr. Bond

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They walk in cool and confident, armed with their PowerPoint presentations. They leave town horizontal, soaked in red ink.