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	<title>Shareswatch Australia &#187; Japan</title>
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		<title>North Korea&#8217;s Khrushchev.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregory Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scenes of Pyongyang citizens wailing the death of "Dear Leader" Kim Jong Il remind us how easily dictatorships can manipulate public opinion. But are the rest of us so immune to similar manipulation? ]]></description>
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		<title>Japan&#8217;s economic morality play.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/economy/japans-economic-morality-play/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=japans-economic-morality-play</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregory Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[World attention focuses on the problems of the Greek economy — no doubt with a large helping of schadenfreude added: There, but for the grace of God, go the rest of us is the thought. ]]></description>
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		<title>Aquarius Wind and Solar Marine Power System for Ships</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/japan/aquarius-wind-and-solar-marine-power-system-for-ships/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=aquarius-wind-and-solar-marine-power-system-for-ships</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=3799</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Aquarius wind and solar power system for ships is being developed to reduce fossil fuel consumption and reduce the emission of noxious gases on a global scale.]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts from Japan &#8211; a terrifying earthquake &amp; tragedy</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/thoughts-from-japan-a-terrifying-earthquake-tragedy/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=thoughts-from-japan-a-terrifying-earthquake-tragedy</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 03:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=3260</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The tragic earthquake in Japan is a disaster affecting the entire nation of Japan. The scale of the tragedy is immense and one feels living in Japan will never been the same again.]]></description>
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		<title>A contrarian view of how &#8216;austerity&#8217; bleeds Japan</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/japan/a-contrarian-view-of-how-austerity-bleeds-japan/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=a-contrarian-view-of-how-austerity-bleeds-japan</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/japan/a-contrarian-view-of-how-austerity-bleeds-japan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 09:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregory Clark</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=3227</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For most of the 1970s and '80s, Japan had no quagmire. It followed sensible Keynesian economic polices — fiscal stimulus when the economy was down, restraint when overheated. ]]></description>
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		<title>Debating the Optimistic versus Pessimistic Views of China</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/debating-the-optimistic-versus-pessimistic-views-of-china/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=debating-the-optimistic-versus-pessimistic-views-of-china</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregory Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The economic progress we are seeing in China today is almost a carbon copy of the dynamism we saw in Japan’s high-growth economy of the sixties and early seventies. But will China makes the same mistakes as Japan?]]></description>
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		<title>Origins of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/japan/origins-of-asia-pacific-economic-cooperation-apec/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=origins-of-asia-pacific-economic-cooperation-apec</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 06:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregory Clark</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2842</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An interesting analysis and explanation of the origins of Asia Pacific Cooperation  (APEC) by Professor Gregory Clark.]]></description>
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		<title>Media vultures circle Japan&#8217;s P.M.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/media-vultures-circle-japans-p-m/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=media-vultures-circle-japans-p-m</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/media-vultures-circle-japans-p-m/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 00:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregory Clark</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2604</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How much is the media to blame in Japan for the dramatic fall in the approval ratings of Yukio Hatoyama and is the media acting responsibly?]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. base problem drags on.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/japan/u-s-base-problem-drags-on/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=u-s-base-problem-drags-on</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/japan/u-s-base-problem-drags-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregory Clark</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2471</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The loud dispute over the future of the U.S. Marine Air Station at Futenma, Okinawa, is puzzling. Plans to have it moved have been around for years. But to where?]]></description>
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		<title>The Japanese economy: trying to get a balanced view.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/japan/the-japanese-economy-trying-to-get-a-balanced-view/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-japanese-economy-trying-to-get-a-balanced-view</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2412</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Toyota's current recall woes have generated a range of articles about the Japanese economy as journalists rush to get some Japan flavoured content served up to their masters. But how balanced is this reporting?]]></description>
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		<title>The Japanese economy: an economy chasing its tail.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/japan/economy-chasing-its-tail/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=economy-chasing-its-tail</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregory Clark</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=2268</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Japanese economy is like a dog chasing its tail. First someone notes size of the official debt and to reduce the debt they urge cuts in government spending. But these spending cuts weaken domestic demand, the economy falters, tax revenues collapse and the budget deficits increase.]]></description>
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		<title>First ban the hawks, then the bomb.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregory Clark</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=1872</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This year's Hiroshima atomic bombing anniversary saw more demands for the abolition of nuclear weapons. It is a worthy goal. But does it make sense?]]></description>
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		<title>Farewell Taro Aso: but will anything change in Japan?</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/japan/farewell-taro-aso-but-will-anything-change-in-japan/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=farewell-taro-aso-but-will-anything-change-in-japan</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=1316</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow Japan goes to the polls and there seems almost no chance that Taro Aso will be returned as Prime Minister, but will a new government led by the DPJ really change anything?]]></description>
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		<title>When in a recession be careful what you believe.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=1179</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recessions are not only bad for an economy but they are also appear to create an environment where some of the worst financial reporting and commentary thrives. Suddenly journalists actually start to believe they know how the recession will unfold and many self titled market experts toss up the most bizarre predictions.]]></description>
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		<title>The Japanese economy: fragile but improving.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=748</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Japanese economy is showing signs of recovery and it appears it may have bottomed out in the first quarter of 2009.. Although the economy is still weak it appears it may return to growth later this year or in early 2010. ]]></description>
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		<title>Fuel cells, nuclear power, solar energy and the way forward for Japan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 03:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A good stimulus package should not only be cost effective and support future productivity, but it should also position a nation for the eventual recovery in the global economy. In that respect Australia could learn a lot from Japan where contrary to what is conveyed in the western media, a great deal of thought and common sense goes into government spending packages and long term planning.]]></description>
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		<title>North Korea, Japan and the illogical nature of U.S. foreign policy.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/opinion/north-korea-japan-and-the-illogical-nature-of-us-foreign-policy/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=north-korea-japan-and-the-illogical-nature-of-us-foreign-policy</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The interesting thing about North Korea's latest long range rocket launch was not that it happened, but rather the fact that it highlights once again the illogical nature of U.S. foreign policy. Perhaps it is time for the U.S. to step back and let China, Japan, Russia and South Korea work out a solution with North Korea.]]></description>
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		<title>Economic Lessons from Japan.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/japan/economic-lessons-from-japan/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=economic-lessons-from-japan</link>
		<comments>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/japan/economic-lessons-from-japan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregory Clark</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=105</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Searching the reasons for Japan's 'lost decade' - the deflation and stunted growth said to have plagued Japan ever since the collapse of the Bubble economy in the early nineties – has long been popular among U.S. and U.K. commentators seeking an answer to the West's current economic problems. ]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing with a recession: The Japanese way.</title>
		<link>http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/japan/dealing-with-a-recession-the-japanese-way/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=dealing-with-a-recession-the-japanese-way</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=103</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When times are tough Japanese companies look at ways to further cut costs but unlike many western firms, staff cuts are considered the least desirable option. Although the Japanese economy is suffering now it is also remarkably resilient and will bounce back strongly when the global economy improves.]]></description>
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		<title>Bridges to somewhere: Infrastructure spending in Japan.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Atkinson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.shareswatch.com.au/blog/?p=97</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems that the old bubble economy stories about Japan are doing the rounds again in business journals and finance websites these days as lazy journalists try to make comparisons between infrastructure spending in Japan during the 1990's, and the economic stimulus packages being proposed in the U.S and other countries. ]]></description>
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