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Now Blogging at Forbes
I am now blogging at Forbes – you can find my most recent articles here. The RSS Feed for my Forbes blog is here.
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Boeing Goes To Pieces
This article was first published in the January-February 2014 issue of The American Conservative. At a welcoming banquet in Japan in the 1980s, Ford Motor chairman Philip Caldwell received a memorably double-edged compliment. “There is no secret about how we … Continue reading
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Tagged american conservative, boeing, fingleton
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The myth of Japan’s “lost decades”: An invitation to Ambassador John Roos
Why do Americans keep misunderstanding Japan? Much of the blame must be placed at the door of the State Department. And that is why last week I extended an unusual offer to the current U.S. ambassador to Tokyo. As part … Continue reading
Posted in American decline, Global economy, History, Japan, Trade
Tagged john roos, state department
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Japan’s Trade Figures: Some Perspective
As usual the American press missed the real story. The American press has made much of news that Japan last year recorded a deficit of $32 billion on its visible trade. Supposedly this is the beginning of the end for … Continue reading
Posted in Global economy, Japan, Manufacturing, Trade
Tagged current account, dvorak, visible trade, wall street journal
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A Reply to Paul Krugman
It is past time Paul Krugman visited “basket case” Japan. I have been under the weather these last few days, hence my delay in replying to Paul Krugman’s critique of my recent article on Japan’s lost decades. He writes: “Fingleton … Continue reading
Appearance on the BBC’s Newsnight Program
The BBC has followed up my recent article in the New York Times. Last Thursday Gillian Tett, a top editor at the Financial Times, joined me for a discussion of the Japanese economy with Emily Maitlis on the BBC’s Newsnight … Continue reading
Coming Soon: A Reply to Paul Krugman
paul krugman, matt yglesias, new york times, lost decades Continue reading
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An Open Letter to Professor Edward J. Lincoln
The letter below, to the Clinton administration’s chief Japan economist, is self-explanatory. Dear Ed: Having heard nothing from you over the summer despite several private attempts to make contact, I must now press publicly for an answer. As you know, … Continue reading
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Tagged debate, ed lincoln, edward j lincoln, electricity output, imf, japan, lost decades, world bank
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The Weight of the Yen
As I have repeatedly documented at this website, the story of Japan’s two lost decades is a myth. But if I am right, how come so many ostensibly reliable observers seem to disagree with me? There are several reasons, none … Continue reading
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Some of my Forbes commentaries
If you click through on the headings below, you can get to the articles concerned. Most of them focus on international trade or American decline or both. For my first item, however, I chose something different — partly because it … Continue reading →