Japan is known for many things, but two of them are the Shinkansen high-speed trains and the nation’s three Lost Decades of slow economic growth. Unfortunately, most tourists who go to Japan see the former and don’t see the latter and especially don’t see the connection between the two. The … Continue reading →
The Shinkansen and Japan’s Lost Decades
The Shinkansen and Japan’s Lost Decades
30 Oct 2024 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economic growth, economics of bureaucracy, industrial organisation, macroeconomics, Public Choice, public economics, survivor principle, transport economics, urban economics Tags: Japan
The Puzzle of Japan’s Economy: When Productivity Gains Are Outside National Borders
26 Oct 2024 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic growth, economic history, growth miracles, labour economics, labour supply, macroeconomics, population economics Tags: economics of fertility, Japan
In total size, Japan’s economy is fourth-largest in the world, just behind Germany for third-largest. In per capita GDP, Japan is ahead of Spain and South Korea, although well behind Italy and France. With a life expectancy at birth of 84 years, ,Japan has one of the highest levels in the world. Clearly, Japan has…
The Puzzle of Japan’s Economy: When Productivity Gains Are Outside National Borders
The Occupation of Japan Begins – a WW2 Epilogue Special
16 Sep 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, International law, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Japan, World War II
Hiroshima and “Little Boy”: A Historical Perspective
07 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: atomic bombings, Japan, World War II
On August 6, 1945, the world witnessed the devastating power of nuclear warfare for the first time when the United States dropped an atomic bomb, code-named “Little Boy,” on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. This event marked a significant turning point in World War II and had profound implications for international relations, warfare, and ethics. […]
Hiroshima and “Little Boy”: A Historical Perspective
Week 310 – Mokusatsu! – WW2 – August 3, 1945
03 Aug 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: Japan, World War II
The Testimony of Toshio Tono—Evil of the Japanese Imperial Army
31 Jul 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Japan, World War II
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East-aka The Tokyo War Crimes Trial.
03 Jul 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, International law, law and economics, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Japan, World War II
Most people will have heard of the Nuremberg Trials, but few have heard of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE), or Tokyo War Crimes Trial. The Nuremberg trials are often criticized because of the low number of convictions of Nazi War criminals. The conviction rate of International Military Tribunal for the Far […]
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East-aka The Tokyo War Crimes Trial.
22 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in labour economics, labour supply, population economics Tags: ageing society, Japan
The Demagoguery of Emperor Hirohito
23 Apr 2024 Leave a comment
in defence economics, International law, laws of war, war and peace Tags: atomic bombings, Japan, World War II
You’ve heard how Japan finally surrendered to the United States after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. You’ve heard how Emperor Hirohito went on Japanese radio and informed his people of his decision. But have you ever actually heard what Hirohito told his subjects? The Emperor’s surrender speech is one of the most egregious…
The Demagoguery of Emperor Hirohito
Claims about Japanese immigration
26 Dec 2023 Leave a comment
in human capital, labour economics, labour supply, population economics Tags: Japan
Japan will become an immigration powerhouse. Before the pandemic, the country was on track to accept about 150,000 new non-Japanese employees per year. This more than doubled to almost 350,000 in the first half of 2023. There are now approximately 3.2 million non-Japanese residents of Japan, up from barely half a million 30 years ago. […]
Claims about Japanese immigration
Is Tokyo really a YIMBY success story?
23 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
in economics of regulation, urban economics Tags: Japan
It is common lore in YIMBY circles that Tokyo is such an inexpensive city because Tokyo/Japan has allowed so much freedom to build. Sometimes it is mentioned that Japanese building and regulatory decisions are made at higher levels than the strictly local, which lowers the power of the NIMBYs to restrict building. I don’t doubt […]
Is Tokyo really a YIMBY success story?
The Kyujo Incident The Coup that Almost Kept Japan in WWII
24 May 2023 Leave a comment
in defence economics, war and peace Tags: Japan, World War II
How is over- population going
08 Apr 2023 Leave a comment
in population economics Tags: Japan
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