Monthly Archives: August 2011

A govt-enforced private monopoly

Some years ago, there was a lot of sound and fury about privatizing the postal service. Not only was it going to be broken up into separate banking,  insurance, and postal companies, these were then to be privatized. As it … Continue reading

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Spinning the numbers

One of the television networks (NNN) reported on a public opinion survey they did over the weekend. According to the report, Prime Minister Kan’s approval rating was down 0.3 points. This was mentioned several times. Take the dose on empty … Continue reading

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Nuclear silo vision

There was a story in the July 31 Asahi (Japanese-language) newspaper about a study that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did in 1984 and then kept secret. This was a study of what would happen if one of Japan’s nuclear … Continue reading

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