Tokai, Japan's industrial heartland — and a DPJ stronghold?

The Tokai block, comprised of Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, and Mie prefectures, is Japan's industrial heartland...

What a run on the dollar could mean for Japan, the yen

In 1996, in The Future of Capitalism, Lester Thurow observed the following...

It's not 1954 all over again

At a press conference over the weekend, Katsuya Okada, the DPJ's secretary-general stressed that because Hatoyama will be winning the mandate for the party, Hatoyama should serve a full four-year term (which, Okada stated, a DPJ government will serve so that it is able to accomplish its goals)...

Tohoku, Ozawa's backyard

The Tohoku regional block is comprised of Aomori, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, Fukushima — and Iwate, Ozawa Ichiro's "fiefdom." These six prefectures combine to elect thirty-nine Diet members, twenty-five from single-member districts and fourteen from proportional representation...

The DPJ holds strong in polls

With eight days until the campaign officially begins, the DPJ continues to hold a commanding position in public opinion polls...

Trade School

I am asked daily about my favorite financial books by the legions of subscribers who are using my blog to educate themselves about the markets. That is one of my goals...

Will the DPJ win a majority? : a survey of the 2009 general election

In 2007, I reviewed the twenty-nine single-seat upper house races and offered a prediction (or, rather, a range) that actually proved too optimistic as far as the LDP was concerned...

Hokkaido, a DPJ stronghold

In 2005, the DPJ managed to win eight of twelve single-member districts in Hokkaido, while equaling the LDP with three of the block's eight proportional representation seats...

Mothers, Korean dramas and content on demand

“I love to watch Korean drama series and comedy shows on Internet at night without being bothered by anybody...”

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