Selling yen instead of products
Back in 2007, some folks in the US were claiming that Japan was keeping its currency weak by pursuing a low interest rate policy. Such accus....
18 Sep 8:31 am  from  Japan Economy News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Nikkei reports on a bizarre poll
There’s no real way to describe this other than quoting the Nikkei: 60% Favor No Lunch Break At TSE: Poll About 60% of Japan’s retail in....
5 Sep 11:54 pm  from  Japan Economy News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Nikkei: Western firms buying overpriced property in Japan
On Monday, the Nikkei published an article asserting that Western firms “are returning to the Japanese real estate market, taking proactiv....
13 Jul 12:55 am  from  Japan Economy News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan slips in global competitiveness rankings
For the first time in 17 years, the United States in no longer the most competitive economy in the world, according to IMD’s annual compet....
19 May 11:00 pm  from  Japan Economy News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The DPJ really doesn’t get it or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the market
A slew of contradictory economic data is pouring out of Japan this week: McDonald’s saw net profit fall 80% in the first quarter while Uni....
7 May 12:14 am  from  Japan Economy News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Parisian Women and Behavioral Economics
Psychology is also at work when you look at the women of Paris. The principle at work here is the assumption of style and the amplification ....
26 Apr 4:00 am  from  dshack   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Texting Costs More than Sending a Message via Paper Mail
I wrote about the disgusting markup on text messages before, but here's an even better illustration: Google says 250 is considered the s....
9 Apr 5:09 am  from  dshack   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Stimulus Scam – Antony P. Mueller – Mises Institute
The recent improvement of the global economy, with particularly high economic-growth numbers for the United States, is just one more decepti....
14 Mar 7:39 am  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Same Shit, Different Day!
"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempe....
12 Mar 6:50 am  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile]  [Recent] 
No easy solutions for U.S., Japan to revive economies | The Japan Times Online
Even as Japan and the United States need deficit-funded stimulus now to stay on the recovery path, sustained large budget deficits will be a....
10 Mar 4:14 pm  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Scandinavian-Welfare Myth Revisited – Markus Bergstrom – Mises Institute
Obama seems hell-bent on expanding the US welfare state at any cost, and of course no welfare-state debate is complete without bringing up t....
10 Mar 5:06 am  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan’s GDP down 0.3% in January
According to a report released Wednesday by the Japan Center for Economic Research, Japan’s GDP fell by 0.3% in January compared to the pr....
7 Mar 10:28 pm  from  Japan Economy News   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A Great Sign
Click on the image to enlarge Nuff Said....
7 Mar 8:06 am  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Her First Job!
Here's a truly heartwarming story about the bond formed between a little 5-year-old girl and some construction workers that will make you be....
5 Mar 3:44 pm  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Bernanke delivers blunt warning on U.S. debt – Washington Times
With uncharacteristic bluntness, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned Congress on Wednesday that the United States could soon fac....
26 Feb 6:36 am  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Edo-era Japan is good example of how to live green › Japan Today
The lifestyle of people in Japan around 200 years ago, which was guided by the principle of consuming less, would help to create a sustainab....
24 Feb 4:40 pm  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Thomas Sowell : Economic Whodunit – Townhall.com
During bad times, the blame game is the biggest game in Washington. Wall Street "greed" or "predatory" lenders seem to be favorite targets t....
23 Feb 4:19 pm  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Joseph C. Phillips : I’ve Got Your Deficit Commission Right Here! – Townhall.com
Even as a bloodbath looms in the November distance, the Obama administration continues to push healthcare because they know that Americans l....
22 Feb 5:03 pm  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Beware of ‘Comprehensive’ Anything / Victor Davis Hanson: JWR Online
Before envisioning dramatic change, the Roman emperor Augustus is said to have warned, "Make haste slowly." The reformer Augustus ....
19 Feb 10:38 am  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile]  [Recent] 
There Is No Keynesian Miracle / Paul Johnson: JWR Online
During 2009 there was a lot of smug talk among academic and political liberals of Keynesianism enjoying a triumphant revival. But in the rea....
19 Feb 10:33 am  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile]  [Recent] 
How to get the country to solvency on entitlements / George Will
In 2013, when President Mitch Daniels, former Indiana governor, is counting his blessings, at the top of his list will be the name of his vi....
9 Feb 6:39 am  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Dick Morris and Eileen McGann : Like Toyota, Obama’s Accelerator Pedal Is Stuck – Townhall.com
As he professes to want to reduce the dangerous budget deficit, Obama brings to mind the hapless engineers at Toyota who find that their veh....
8 Feb 6:16 am  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile]  [Recent] 
THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER
This one is a little different... ... Two Different Versions.... ...Two Different Morals -------------------------------------------------....
6 Feb 11:00 am  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile]  [Recent] 
60 Years – An Economic Song Parody
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6 Feb 10:07 am  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile]  [Recent] 
“Fear the Boom and Bust” a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem
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6 Feb 10:04 am  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Migration: Kyushu is a Syphon for Fukuoka is a Syphon for Tokyo is a Syphon for Overseas
There is a revealing trend in the Japanese working population. More and more of them are looking at job opportunities overseas. This is espe....
3 Feb 5:02 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Donald Lambro : Obamanomics: “A Fiscal Catastrophe in the Making” – Townhall.com
If President Obama thinks the political disaster that hit his party last month in Massachusetts was bad, he had better brace himself for the....
1 Feb 6:57 am  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile]  [Recent] 
HowStuffWorks by Marshall Brain
As we stand here at the beginning of a new decade, have you thought about everything that died in the last one? As new technologies rise up,....
29 Jan 7:08 am  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Networks Fail to Criticize Obama Despite Most Jobs Lost in a Year Since 1940
Reporters omit failure of stimulus, problems counting jobs created or saved from many jobs stories. The national unemployment rate rests a....
28 Jan 5:03 pm  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Business Warns Regulation May Crimp Recovery – NYTimes.com
Global business leaders warned Western governments Wednesday that a populist crackdown on the financial industry could crimp a fragile recov....
28 Jan 6:37 am  from  Okinawa Expatriate   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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