Comments on: Seijigiri #42: The Pension Fiasco, Continued Hunt for a BOJ Governor, Sentaku and North Korea http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/18/seijigiri-42-pension-boj-sentaku-north-korea/ Independent Podcasting from Tokyo. Featuring Seijigiri, a discussion of Japanese news and politics, as well as TPR News, our twice a week look at Japan's top stories. Thu, 22 May 2008 19:45:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Ken Worsley http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/18/seijigiri-42-pension-boj-sentaku-north-korea/#comment-756280 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:50:00 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/18/seijigiri-42-pension-boj-sentaku-north-korea/#comment-756280 <em>The Yen is now at 96 to the USD. It is time for you to buy American.</em> Getting close. With UBS reporting $19 billion in subprime-related writedowns for the first quarter, there's bound to be some really bad news coming from both Europe and the US in the upcoming weeks, and that should push the dollar down more. Mizuho Corporate is projecting it down to about 85 by early summer and then to pick up from there. The dollar can't pick up against the yen until the Nikkei starts picking up (or is it the other way around?) Doesn't really matter, the two are still hand in hand. When there is no BOJ governor (actually the law says when the gov cannot fulfill his duties), a Deputy Governor serves as acting Governor. Right now Shirakawa is doing that. He used to be an executive director of the BOJ, so he should have an idea of "what to do." The Yen is now at 96 to the USD. It is time for you to buy American.

Getting close. With UBS reporting $19 billion in subprime-related writedowns for the first quarter, there’s bound to be some really bad news coming from both Europe and the US in the upcoming weeks, and that should push the dollar down more. Mizuho Corporate is projecting it down to about 85 by early summer and then to pick up from there.

The dollar can’t pick up against the yen until the Nikkei starts picking up (or is it the other way around?) Doesn’t really matter, the two are still hand in hand.

When there is no BOJ governor (actually the law says when the gov cannot fulfill his duties), a Deputy Governor serves as acting Governor. Right now Shirakawa is doing that. He used to be an executive director of the BOJ, so he should have an idea of “what to do.”

]]> by: Cal Hobbs http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/18/seijigiri-42-pension-boj-sentaku-north-korea/#comment-756080 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:59:22 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/18/seijigiri-42-pension-boj-sentaku-north-korea/#comment-756080 What is the authority structure for the BOJ absent the governor? The Yen is now at 96 to the USD. It is time for you to buy American. What is the authority structure for the BOJ absent the governor?

The Yen is now at 96 to the USD. It is time for you to buy American.

]]> by: Ken Worsley http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/18/seijigiri-42-pension-boj-sentaku-north-korea/#comment-741356 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:11:56 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/18/seijigiri-42-pension-boj-sentaku-north-korea/#comment-741356 Theanphibian, the full name is 地域・生活者起点で日本を洗濯（選択）する国民連合 It's normally abbreviated at せんたく You can find more here: http://www.secj.jp/ Here's a pdf of their goals and such: http://www.secj.jp/pdf/080120-1.pdf Theanphibian, the full name is 地域・生活者起点で日本を洗濯（選択）する国民連合

It’s normally abbreviated at せんたく

You can find more here: http://www.secj.jp/

Here’s a pdf of their goals and such: http://www.secj.jp/pdf/080120-1.pdf

]]> by: theanphibian http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/18/seijigiri-42-pension-boj-sentaku-north-korea/#comment-741300 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:14:26 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/18/seijigiri-42-pension-boj-sentaku-north-korea/#comment-741300 Hey, what's the kanji for Sentaku in this sense? I'm having a very hard time looking up information regarding it (obviously due to it's similarity to other words :/). Hey, what’s the kanji for Sentaku in this sense? I’m having a very hard time looking up information regarding it (obviously due to it’s similarity to other words :/).

]]> by: Ken Worsley http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/18/seijigiri-42-pension-boj-sentaku-north-korea/#comment-726632 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:34:52 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/18/seijigiri-42-pension-boj-sentaku-north-korea/#comment-726632 Especially if you're already dead. Especially if you’re already dead.

]]> by: Garrett DeOrio http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/18/seijigiri-42-pension-boj-sentaku-north-korea/#comment-725951 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:09:01 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/18/seijigiri-42-pension-boj-sentaku-north-korea/#comment-725951 In many cases, yes. In many cases, yes.

]]> by: Opal Vanness http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/18/seijigiri-42-pension-boj-sentaku-north-korea/#comment-724979 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:00:05 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2008/03/18/seijigiri-42-pension-boj-sentaku-north-korea/#comment-724979 Do missing records indicate that pensions for millions could be in jeopardy? Do missing records indicate that pensions for millions could be in jeopardy?

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