I was on CNBC Asia's Asia Squawkbox today to talk about the Ozawa situation and the state of economic policy.http://plus.cnbc.com/rssvideosearch/action/player/id/1578719588/code/cnbcplayershareOddly enough, I was on CNBC Asia one year ago exactly talking about the DPJ's victory the previous day. What a difference a year makes.
Month: August 2010
Ozawa’s last stand?
"All political lives, unless they are cut off in midstream at a happy juncture, end in failure, because that is the nature of politics and of human affairs." — Enoch PowellReturning to his familiar role as Ozawa Ichirō's trusty factotum, former Prime Minister Hatoyama Yukio announced Thursday that he will be supporting Ozawa in a …
The politics of Kan’s apology
"I would like to face history with sincerity," said Japanese Prime Minister Kan Naoto in a statement issued on 10 August, the 100th anniversary of Japan's annexation of Korea. "I would like to have courage to squarely confront the facts of history and humility to accept them, as well as to be honest to reflect …
Tobias S. Harris 