Astroboy
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Today all leaders of developed countries are desperately acting to avoid so-called "Japan-style Lost Decades", but as I said before, the basic understanding about "Lost Decades" is likely misleading by Western Media.
Thanking to Western media-led propaganda, Japan could have enjoyed "Lost Decades".
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An Open Letter to Professor Edward J. Lincoln
The letter below, to the Clinton administration's chief Japan economist, is self-explanatory.
When so-called "Lost Decades" campaign started some ten years ago, I had to stop laughing .... and remembered the words "You may be able to deceive people sometimes, but you cannot keep deceiving people forever."
Thanking to Western media-led propaganda, Japan could have enjoyed "Lost Decades".
The Myth of Japan's 'Lost Decades' - James Fallows - International - The AtlanticHow can such facts be reconciled with the "two lost decades" story? I don't think they can. There is clearly a contradiction here, and after studying the facts on the ground in Tokyo for decades I find it hard to avoid the conclusion that the story of Japan's stagnation is a media myth.
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An Open Letter to Professor Edward J. Lincoln
The letter below, to the Clinton administration's chief Japan economist, is self-explanatory.
An Open Letter to Professor Edward J. Lincoln | Sandcastle EmpireAs you understand better than anyone, the evidence that the press has – yet again – completely misconstrued Japan is everywhere. You yourself agree on a key part of my analysis that, in striking contradiction to umpteen reports in the great newspapers of record of the English language ....
When so-called "Lost Decades" campaign started some ten years ago, I had to stop laughing .... and remembered the words "You may be able to deceive people sometimes, but you cannot keep deceiving people forever."