The Perfect Storm: Semi-Annual Economic Review [View article]
As someone working in Japan and being paid in yen, I am currently pleased with the yen's strength, but I fear your long-term view of Japan is correct. I don't know how much longer its decline can, however, remain graceful. Increasing numbers of the elderly are turning to shoplifting, and a few have committed violent acts of crime to be imprisoned where they will be fed and taken care of for free.
The Perfect Storm: Semi-Annual Economic Review [View article]