You know why God created economists? To make the weathermen look good… You get the point: forecasting the future is what economists are supposed to do and yes, more often than not, the forecasts tend to be wrong. Take my own case. In more than 20 years of forecasting the Japanese GDP, I have been ...
It has been more than three months since the earthquake and for those of us fortunate enough to be living in Tokyo, life is back to normal— at least on the surface. As the frequency of aftershocks has lessened, the psychological impact of the disaster has also faded considerably. In fact, Tokyo has returned to ...
Examining the future of Japan’s population & resource concentration in the wake of the Tohoku earthquake
Corporate responsibility is no longer about feel-good donations or volunteerism, it is all about sustainability and success
Japan needs to reform its individual tax system in order to remain regionally competitive
Development, not controlled competition, is what’s needed to revive regional retail businesses
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