recession
- Stimulus Checks for Japan’s Troubled Economy
- May 8th, 2009
- Recently, we’ve been overwhelmed with news about the bad condition of economies all over the world. “Because of the economy”, has become an answer (or excuse) for everything. New words have even been created, like “recessionista“, which means someone who lives frugally as possible in a recession. Most countries, however, » Continue Reading
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- Bye Bye Job, Hello Gov’t Bureaucracy
- April 15th, 2009
- Since this is my first blog entry, I’d like to express my thanks to you for at least reading this sentence, and say that this blog’s angle will be to offer practical advice and insights from the perspective of a long-time foreign resident in Japan. I’ve been here since February 2003, » Continue Reading
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