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Who said that? #1
In Japan the upper house of the Diet has rejected the government’s nominee for the Bank of Japan board out of concerns he was insufficiently pro- monetary stimulus. The Bank of Japan’s balance sheet ...
South Korea does 1980s Japan again
In what will likely strike some of this blogs more ahem, established readers as a bit of a nostalgia trip, the assets of Busan Savings Bank chaired by Park Yeon-ho were recently auctioned by the Korean Depposit ...
Japan PM Noda Pledges Censor free porn in bid to boost exports of domestic producers
The news that has been a long time coming for all analysts of Japanese soft-power have been finally answered. Speaking at the Sky PerfecTV! Adult Broadcasting Awards on April 1st after the prizes had been awarded ...
North Korea Gaesong to be included in South Korea FTA?
Having already talked about North Korea once this week, I was thinking of reviewing some of the Japanese press, but alas this one couldn’t wait. According to Bloomberg South Korea is pushing for Gaesong Industrial ...
Number Crunching North Korea
Courtesy of VoxEU I stumbled across this little gem by a Mr Moon of Hitosubashi regarding North Korean statistics. Following recent news of a potential satellite launch as well as the publication of laws regarding ...
In the hall of the (Chinese) Mountain King
Most of the time, most analysts, journalists rarely express how the Chinese/Korean/Japanese system actually clicks along. Some rant ceaselessly about their desire to turn (delete as applicable) into more of an American/European/South African (yes apparently ...
Retiring debt: now there’s an idea!
A bit of “What if thinking…” courtesy of a few ideas from the Bank of England and the Economist. Given that the Bank of England now owes IOUs that owe money to itself, would it ...