Comments on: Headless BOJ, Government Waste, KFC Price Rises, and Banks in Trouble: TPR News for Friday, March 21, 2008

by: KOUTA

Thu, 08 May 2008 01:24:27 +0000

Shinginko Tokyo should go bankrupt.it is hard for medium-sized and small companies to finance.

by: Garrett DeOrio

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:25:26 +0000

Thanks.

by: Danielle

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:50:13 +0000

Garrett, Trans-Pacific Radio is amazing! Fantastic job.

by: Garrett DeOrio

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:00:25 +0000

That Economist article is here for anyone who's interested. What's mentioned in that article, and in many other places, and has been for months is the contention that Fukuda's ineptitude could somehow lead to an early general election, or more specifically forece Fukuda to call an election at any moment. I don't get that.

by: Ken Worsley

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:43:48 +0000

Mark, thanks.

We discussed the BOJ governor situation in Seijigiri #42, though I’ve written more on it at Japan Economy News.

by: Mark A

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:28:05 +0000

Thanks for the informative show.
There’s a good, scathing article in this week’s Economist about the disarray in Japanese politics. I wasn’t aware of the names behind some apparently credible dissent within both parties.

They also lash Fukuda for his total mishandling of the BOJ governor situation and point out that very reasonable alternatives to the candidates put forth by both parties have been available all along. (I haven’t been able to listen to Seijigiri #42 yet to hear what TPR has to say about the fiasco).