"This is the Voice of Moderation. I wouldn't go so far as to say we've actually SEIZED the radio station . . . "
by liberal japonicus This paper dropped, which has a lot of interesting stuff for me, but I might have to put it in context for people not marinating themselves in these topics. J. Mark Ramsayer is an American legal scholar who is the Mitsubishi Professor of Japanese Legal Studies at Harvard. He first broke thru … Read more
by liberal japonicus More China stuff. As you’ve probably noticed, I’m skeptical about narratives that argue that China is collapsing because [insert reason here]. One of those reasons has often been that China is corrupt from stem to stern. A few links to get an idea of the arguments, here, here and here There was … Read more
by liberal japonicus wonkie posted an article about a Sanseito rally here, and I appreciate her giving me a reason to rabbit on about this. As a preliminary to writing this, I checked on Mari Yamaguchi, the author of the piece at MuckRack, which leads me to my first caveat. Looking at the link, the … Read more
by liberal japonicus As promised, a selection of youtube videos about Japan along with some commentary from me. First, in the category that the end is nigh, here two videos chosen from many “In 1990, the Nikkei dropped 38% and lost $2 trillion of market value. And even now, in 2024, Japan’s wages have yet … Read more