I don’t care how many times you ask me, I’m not going to replace Ken Lewis as the new CEO of the Bank of America (BAC)...

In case you had not noticed, the IMF is blogging and it is not "merely" the garden variety IMF staffers they are rolling out to fill the pages; nope here we are treated to the likes of Blanchard, Atkinson, Lipsky, Cottarelli and a host of other of the Fund's A-listers...

Desperate homeowners counting on a “V” shaped recovery in residential real estate prices to bail them out better first take a close look at global demographic data, which tells us there will be no recovery at all...

Although the job situation in Japan has improved slightly and there are signs of an improvement in the economy overall, it’s no surprise to anyone reading this blog that uncertainty remains...

The Mainichi Shimbun (original in Japanese) reported early Thursday that Japanese Government Bonds’ (JGBs) popularity is rapidly falling among individual investors...

Bernie Comes Out of The Closet was early in mulling over some of the unanswered questions brought to the fore by his out-ing...

The day of Barack Obama's first visit to Japan is approaching rapidly and the focus of the allies remains on the future of Futenma and the US-Japan agreement on the realignment of US forces in Japan...

Having spent a decade living in Japan sharing shoe box sized apartments, living on fish heads, rice, and instant ramen, I am something of an authority on that enchanting country...

Last week, we learned that industrial production rose yet again in Japan clocking in at 1.4 percent month-on-month in September after having increased by 1.6 percent in August...

Is compensation management just about giving salaries and bonuses? Read on to find more.