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The genetic upper class would be tall, intelligent and creative, while the underclass would consist of tubby, dim-witted goblins.
Abe
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If Mr. Abe offered citizens a say in their own governance, it would be the first time since Japan’s mythical first emperor came ashore in 660 B.C.
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A job for anybody who wants one – a phenomenon which must seem like a distant dream to millions of unemployed youngsters in the Eurozone.
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Ishihara’s legacy includes exterminating thirty thousand crows and ordering the removal of the Tsukiji fish-market, much loved by tourists…
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British prime ministers would invite union leaders and heads of industry to Number 10 Downing Street in order to thrash out wage deals over beer and sandwiches
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A misjudgement by either side could set off a violent chain-reaction embroiling many other powers, Sarajevo 1914-style
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This is as difficult as getting pandas to mate. The mood has to be exactly right. Even if all goes well, it’s going to take a long, long time.
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“It’s essential to raise taxes,” he says, cradling a well-aged Islay malt.
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If Abenomics proves to be a successful electoral strategy, conservative politicians elsewhere are likely to take note and follow suit
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Yet surely it is much too early for the soil to be falling over the head of Abenomics.