I know quite a few seriously wealthy people and they all have only one thing in common... they hate Coke. Never drink it.

Italy is the only country with a trade surplus with Japan. They'll do anything to keep the Japanese happy..

s'right... but no matter how many times this is pointed out, people act shocked at the idea. The clue that this idea is finally getting traction though, is the mainstream media seem to be less and less "ra!-ra!" about reporting every successive video coming out as they descend into crude fakery...

Nonsense. These stats are weirdly out of touch with reality. Who's pushing this idea?

There are only 2 companies in Japan that have achieved multinational status that did not already exist as large family holdings before the Second World War: Honda and Sony. All the rest (yes, including Nintendo) were all already dominant in their industry long, long ago. Don't ever think there's more than a shred of truth to the right-wing argument that government intervention stifles free enterprise. The "Horatio Alger" story of rags-to-riches success is a myth. In every advanced country in the world, established firms have set themselves up as an aristocracy dominating the markets and their populations.

She'll get a 6 month suspended sentence on probation as first offence. Big deal.

That's one good thing about Japan. The "beautiful people" don't get off lighter than anyone else...

That's negligent homicide. The coward didn't want to risk his career by ringing the ambulance and just tried to dump the problem onto his manager. The delay would've been critical in saving her life. Don't worry Oshio. The first 5 years in jail are the worst. The next five... they're the worst too...

Yeah, I've always heard a lot about deflation but now it can be seen demonstrably in the prices in the shops. Even stubborn items like low-priced foods where the profit margin is razor thin have seen a tumble. The reason is obvious: there is no such thing as a jobless recovery. It is an Orwellian conflict in terms. No jobs = no spend money. It's that simple.

He tried to dump the problem on his manager instead of calling the ambulance. Charming. I'd like to see him up for wrongful death by negligence charges.