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via notayesmanseconomics Just when we thought that today would be about the French vote of confidence Japan has rather stepped forward. Along the way it has confirmed one of my themes as it received some better economic news. Japan’s economy expanded in the three months through June, the government confirmed …
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday he had decided to resign, ushering in a potentially lengthy period of policy paralysis at a shaky moment for the world’s fourth-largest economy. Ishiba, 68, instructed his Liberal Democratic Party – which has governed Japan for almost all of the post-war era …
This simultaneous explosion of printed money is a massive inflation warning. We are witnessing real time collapse of global fiat currencies. History in the making. Yikes 😬🔥 pic.twitter.com/jDdT8l2w8E — Eric Yeung 👍🚀🌕 (@KingKong9888) September 4, 2025 This chart, illustrating how central bank direct holdings of gold now exceed those of …
Britain: West Drayton residents out in force today 💪💪🏴🏴 pic.twitter.com/OdU81AVKjN — Matthardybladerunner (@Matthardy_BR) August 30, 2025 Australia: https://twitter.com/_/status/1961996338750714086 Japan: WOW! Today, Japanese citizens organized anti-immigration protests. Here’s a video from tonight’s march in Midosuji in Osaka, Japan 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/TUBWZIEtUK — I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) August 31, 2025 …
Ryosei Akazawa didn’t board the plane. The Japanese trade minister was scheduled to arrive in Washington for final talks on a $550 billion investment pact. Instead, he canceled — no press conference, no handshake photo, just a quiet diplomatic retreat. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/japan-trade-negotiator-akazawa-cancels-004433937.html Kyodo News called it “a postponement due to unresolved …
US economy teeters on path to Japan-style stagnation! Take a close look at this chart because this is what’s going to happen in the future in the US and in any other country that will continue to persist on a similar irresponsible monetary and fiscal path like the one Japan …
There seems to be a lot of competition for liquidity out there from the purveyors of “risk-free” assets… — Nothing To See Here (@TylerHardt) August 26, 2025 With the BOJ stepping back, foreign capital may repatriate, U.S. and European rates rise, and emerging markets brace for currency and funding turmoil, …
It is a blackout. Thirteen nations have turned off the flow of mail to the United States. Germany. The UK. Australia. India. Sweden. Denmark. Italy. France. Austria. Switzerland. Korea. Japan. Thailand. No press release. No explanation. Just silence and severed logistics. The lifelines of commerce and family vanish overnight, and …
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has told Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates that Japan will donate $550 million over five years to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, which promotes immunization in developing countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/vaccine-alliance-donation/ Nagasaki University’s ‘Nanoball’ technology could help defeat the next Disease X https://cepi.net/nagasaki-universitys-nanoball-technology-could-help-defeat-next-disease-x h/t A Deplorable Neanderthal
via notayesmanseconomics: After looking at China a couple of days ago it is again time to look East to Nihon this time. We can start with the latest economic news. TOKYO — Japan’s economy grew an annualized 1.0% in the April-to-June quarter from the previous three months, according to preliminary …
The U.S. just announced a 15% tariff hike on Japanese imports. This comes two weeks after Trump declared a “massive” trade agreement with Japan on July 22, calling it “maybe the largest deal in history.” https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/22/trump-trade-deal-japan-tariff-imports/85331747007/ The July 23 agreement was supposed to lock in a 15% baseline tariff and …
South Korea has made it clear: most of the $350 billion it pledged in U.S. investment will be loans and guarantees, not equity. Direct investment makes up less than 5 % of the total fund. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-04/korea-expects-less-than-5-of-350-billion-us-fund-as-investment Japan’s negotiator Akazawa added fuel to the skepticism, saying trade agreements with both the U.S. and …
USA blocks Taiwan President’s NY stopover President Lai planned a New York transit on the way to Paraguay and Belize. Both countries recognize Taiwan’s sovereignty. The White House canceled the stop. No statement. No media defense. Beijing objected and Washington folded. Lai’s office cited weather and tariff negotiations. Insiders say …
Trump’s Japan trade deal puts Ford & GM at a competitive disadvantage, as they will pay 25% tariffs on Canadian & Mexican parts and 50% tariffs on steel and aluminum. Meanwhile, Americans will only pay 15% tariffs to buy cars built 100% in Japan using cheaper parts and materials. — …
Nobody wants buy gov. Debt. Central bank holdings of government debt: • 🇯🇵 Japan: Over 50% of all outstanding government debt • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Approaching 50% of the outstanding debt • 🇪🇺 Eurozone: Nearly one-third of outstanding sovereign bonds • 🇺🇸 United States: Around one-quarter of all… — Gold …
Japan’s political landscape just shifted. On July 20, the ultranationalist Sanseito party jumped from one seat to 14 in the upper house of parliament. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost 13 seats and its majority. That’s the first time since 1955 the LDP has lost control of both chambers. The …
Momentum just doubled. The European Union and the United States are finalizing a trade agreement that would lock in a 15% tariff on EU goods entering the U.S. The framework mirrors the Japan deal signed days earlier. That one included a $550 billion investment pledge and a 15% tariff ceiling. …
The deal looks like a headline win. Japan agreed to invest $550 billion into U.S. infrastructure and accept a 15% tariff on its exports. Trump’s team calls it leverage. The talking points promise economic victory. But underneath, the funding channel runs domestic. Japan exports roughly $150 billion worth of goods …
“Japan’s passenger car export prices to the US declined by a cumulative 20% or so in April-June. This implies that, for the time being, the Japanese auto industry is absorbing more than half of the 25 pp additional tariff on passenger cars, thereby mitigating the rise in US selling prices. …
Japan is the (potential) black swan no one sees coming, which could derail the current (massive) U.S. stock market mega bubble. #carrytradeunwind #fireinacrowdedtheatre https://t.co/vvBZJSFdyR — Gordon Johnson (@GordonJohnson19) July 16, 2025 Japan's next 10-year government bond (JGB) auction is scheduled for August 5, 2025, and the next 30-year JGB auction …
Rice, the most eaten food in Japan, experienced a 100% price inflation in just few years. This hits people’s lives right at the core and I doubt they will endure this much longer without starting voicing out their discontent. However, the BOJ cannot raise rates much higher from here without …
https://twitter.com/RadioGenoa/status/1944500145447371021 The 'Japan First' nationalist party call for the deportation of Muslims from their country. Clearly seen what they've done to the West. pic.twitter.com/ffOm8bcA38 — Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) July 12, 2025
Asia’s deflation wave is no longer a theory. It’s a measurable shift. In June 2025, China’s producer price index dropped 3.6% year over year. That marks the sharpest contraction since July 2023 and extends the deflation streak to 33 consecutive months. The cost of production materials fell 4.4%. Mining prices …
Japan is not blinking. Trade talks with the United States have dragged into July with no deal in sight, and Tokyo is holding its line. President Trump has labeled the Japanese “the spoiled ones,” frustrated by their refusal to concede on rice imports and auto tariffs. The original July 9 …
by Michael Is there a possibility that a cataclysmic eruption of Mt. Rainier could occur in the not too distant future? On Tuesday morning, Mt. Rainier was shaken by over 400 earthquakes. It was the largest earthquake swarm that we have seen at Mt. Rainier since 2009. Those that have …
HOLY SH*T! 900 EARTHQUAKES HIT JAPAN, GOVERNMENT WARNS OF IMMINENT 9+ ‘MEGAQUAKE’ Japan has been rocked by 900+ earthquakes in just 10 days across the Tokara Islands. Now the government says the risk of a magnitude 9+ MEGAQUAKE in the Nankai Trough is as high as 82% and could kill …
by Michael All of a sudden, everyone is watching Japan. Could it be possible that the hundreds of earthquakes that we have been witnessing are leading up to a very destructive seismic event? Prior to the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that caused an absolutely devastating tsunami to slam into Japan in …
President Trump is turning up the heat on Tokyo. With the July 9 tariff deadline closing in, he’s made it clear that Japan could face new duties of 30% to 35% on exports to the United States. The warning came during a press briefing and was later echoed on Truth …
📈 The Rise of China and the Decline of Japan in Global Exports byu/EconomySoltani inInfographics In 1958, China and Japan each accounted for approximately 2.5% of global exports. Japan’s share climbed to a peak of 10% in 1986, while China’s share declined to 1.4%. However, since the mid-1990s, Japan’s share …
Export prices fall three months straight pressure builds on yen… BREAKING: Japan’s passenger car export prices to North America dropped -12.0% M/M in May, the largest decline on record. This follows a -4.5% decrease in April, driven by the 25% US tariff imposed on auto imports from Japan. Meanwhile, total …