Toru Hashimoto

Articles Politics

Why No Trump-san? Japanese Lessons on Populism

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Japan is less liberal than most Western countries, but more democratic.

Articles Finance Politics

Killing Godzilla

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Only right-wing nationalists, communists and neo-pagans dare propose the time-honoured method of regaining lost competitiveness

Finance Politics

Austerity Fatigue: LePen & Hash-ism

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The road to fiscal hell is sometimes paved with the best intentions. As Europe’s politicians seek to win electorates round to brutal budget cuts, they would do well to look to the experience of Japan.