J- Links of Interest - Week 2; 2022

Articles

A Master Penny-Pincher Draws a Following in Japan - WSJ

Sharp drop in yen hits consumers hard, blow to economy | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysi

The outlook for Japanese equities - FTAdviser.com

Is it finally time to invest in Japan? - Citywire

Japan has launched an all out economic offensive to capitalise on China's economic collapse (tfiglobalnews.com)

As costs soar, some Japanese companies do the unthinkable: raise prices | Reuters

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway may be buying Japanese stocks again, based on its latest bond issue | Markets Insider (businessinsider.com)

Analysis

Japan Equities: Entrenched Perceptions Ignore Improving Reality (gmo.com)

Man GLG’s Atherton: Governance revolution in Japan like the UK in the 80s and 90s - Wealth DFM

Nippon Sanso Aktie: Halb so teuer wie Linde - Wasserstoff-Profiteur? (abilitato.de) 

Videos

'Japanification’: As U.S. Inflation Surges, Here’s Why Japan’s Prices Have Held Steady | WSJ - YouTube

Why Japanese Chef’s Knives Are So Expensive  - YouTube

1985 News Story on Debut of the Compact Disc (CD) - YouTube

Podcast

Excellent Podcast by Isaac Mayer! A four-part retrospective on the rise and fall of Japan’s most successful post- war opposition party: The Democratic Party of Japan, or DPJ. 

Episode 406 – The Contenders, Part 1 – Isaac Meyer

Episode 407 – The Contenders, Part 2 – Isaac Meyer

Episode 408 – The Contenders, Part 3 – Isaac Meyer

Episode 409 – The Contenders, Part 4 – Isaac Meyer