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Change Comes to Japan

Japanese voters have ousted the ruling LDP party after decades in the majority.  While on the surface, this suggests major change, it is important to recognize the the winning DPJ party consists mostly...

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Visting Japan

I will be visiting Japan next week for business.  The last time I was in Japan, I had the interesting experience of meeting in the morning with a group of legislators from the Democratic Party of Japan...

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Ease Up on Japan

Today’s Washington Post weighed in on the question of U.S. Japanese relations raising concerns that the U.S. is being to harsh regarding issues regarding military bases.  The editorial acknowledges...

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Is Candor Good?

No politician wants to support anything that’s weak.  Thus, in the United States, every Administration must assert its commitment to a strong dollar, notwithstanding the policy implications.  Markets...

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Is There Any Hope for Japan?

The BBC has a story on Japan’s economic situation that is positively depressing.  I thought we had it bad here in America, but our problems pale in comparison.  A national debt approaching 200% of GDP...

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“On the Ground” Comment

A colleague of mine, Ko Fujii, has offered some excellent insights on some of the issues discussed below.  Vastly more informed than mine, I offer them for consideration: Okinowa The seemingly harsh...

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Deja Vu in Japan

Akihiro Nojiri Toru Tatsumi Douglas Foote Japan has one of the most stable political systems in the world….sort of.  It has a functioning, albeit lively, democratic system.  The government has...

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