Tag: Japan

  • Not Only in the USA ~ March for Trump in Japan

    JAPAN January 6, 2021: Tokyo Trump supporters march to decry US election result TOKYO: hundreds rallied in support of Trump on Wednesday, protesting the US presidential elections results, which they say are fraudulent. The rally took place as the US Congress was gathering in the Capitol to certify the victory of President-elect Joe Biden. Japanese…

  • World’s cost of living 2013

    Tokyo, the most expensive city of the world TOKYO – After currency swings pushed Zurich to the top of the ranking last year, Tokyo has resumed its place as the world’s most expensive city. Despite Japanese deflation, a weaker yen and rising prices throughout the world, Tokyo has resumed its position as the world’s most…

  • About Kim Jong-un

    Kim Jong-un, the supreme leader of North Korea Do not worry, There will be no attack on us, no attack on China, no attack on Japan, no attack on Russia and no attack on South. Little Kim was only looking to promote his belly and baby face, to look more serious. This guy is an…

  • Living after Japan’s disaster

    Tokyo was unbelievably cold, even though it was March. It looked as if it might snow. Even inside, my breath was white. We had hardly been using our heater, and we’d turned off the lights, assuming there would be another power cut. Burning candles wasn’t an option since there could be more earthquakes. We had…

  • Remembering the Japanese “Lost Decade”

    Some thirty years ago, we used to talk about Japan in much the same tone as we now do of China. Japan was seen as an unstoppable economic growth machine. For most of us, it was only a matter of time before Japan overtook the United States as the world’s largest economy. Ten years later,…

  • Japan’s population faces dramatic decline

    I am not the only one to predict it! Here is an article published by Kyung Lah, CNN on Monday January 30, 2012 “After 2050, populations will drop as the graying nation’s aging will accelerate and the birthrate will stay low.” STORY HIGHLIGHTS •    A new study predicts Japan’s population will be at about 86.7…