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What kind of status will Chinese economy achieve by 2015?
1. It will overtake the economy of the USA to become the world largest economy.
2. The prospect of the Chinese economy has been talked up by foreign banks. It will be mired in a myriad of problems.
3. China will be the second largest economy in the world. As a responsible partner of the USA it will be contributing to stability and prosperity in Asia.
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August 1, 2010
Why Japan can not produce strong leaders?
As the Democratic Party of Japan was defeated at the last Upper-House election, Japan has again failed to produce a stable governm...・・・ » More

May 5, 2010
Sovereign risk---none other than a culmination of populistic democracy
The democracy which was built in the industrialized society needs revamping today. In economy the Greek sovereign risk and the hu...・・・ »More

April 24, 2010
A better way to deal with the greed
The U.S.administration is launching severe measures against the greed of banks and funds. But the best way to deal with them would...・・・ »More

April 17, 2010
It is snowing now in Tokyo!
In my memory the latest date for snow in Tokyo was April 12, and today we have a new record April 16! Amazing, and it is probably ...・・・ »More

April 14, 2010
The come-back of Obamas
Barack Obama is presiding nuclear security summit in Washington D.C., and meanwhile Michell Obama has made an unannounced visit to...・・・ »More

November 6, 2009
Japan's great contribution---for the Yankees and for Michael Jackson
President Obama is coming to Japan in a week, and there are two happy news. The Japanese baseball player Matsui churned out six (...・・・ »More

October 13, 2009
Romeo, Romeo, why are you Romeo? Then why are we the Japanese and the Koreans Koreans?
Lately I noticed one great unfairness. We Japanese are named as "Japanese", while the Koreans are named Koreans. In the school we ...・・・ »More

October 8, 2009
The Japanese are good at managing foreign blue-collar workers
Yesterday I attended a seminar on Japanese way of management abroad. One thing which drew my attention was the statement that the ...・・・ »More

September 30, 2009
How young women in Japan feel and dance
In recent ten years the most striking change in the Japanese society is---the change in behavior of young women. They have become ...・・・ »More

September 21, 2009
I have found a good music
Recently on radio I was acquainted with a marvellous music, which demonstrates the level of achievement of Japanese pop music. "La...・・・ »More

September 19, 2009
Japanese HTV (not HIV) has been docked to the Int'l Space Station
Today's newspaper proudly announces the docking of Japan's new HTV (H-2 Transfer Vehicle) to the International Space Station. It s...・・・ »More

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Welcome to "JapanーWorld Trends". A retired Japanese diplomat started this blog without any funding by others. He wants to present to you what he thinks are the most important or interesting new trends in the world and in Japan. Although several languages are used in this blog, you can get the outline of the writings by using automatic translation device. The nationalities of the participants in this blog range from Bhutan to China. It will be a fun to get to know each other's way of thinking.

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