Whales. Great photo. Japanese Stock Market Is Getting New Respect. So why do many global investors consider the Japanese stock market a buy?
“Japan is by far one of the cheapest markets in the world,“ said Charles de Vaulx of International Value Advisers, a New York-based investment firm. “It’s so universally hated, yet it might be one of the world’s best-performing markets over the next five years.” Of the $12.7 billion in assets Mr. de Vaulx manages, 15 percent is already invested in Japan, and he is considering loading on even more. “So many Japanese companies are well managed from an industrial standpoint,“ he said. In the week ending Feb. 11, investors based outside of Japan were net buyers of Japanese stocks for the 15th consecutive week, according to data released by the . An attraction for the bulls is the fire-sale prices. Shares in Tokyo are also about 20 percent off their levels before the financial crisis hit in 2008 — one of the few major markets that have yet to rebound.
Unique Boutique: 13 of Japan’s Most Strangely Stylish Hotels. Unique Boutique: 13 of Japan’s Most Strangely Stylish Hotels Article by Steph, filed under Boutique & Art Hotels in the Travel category.
In Japan, thousands of years of traditional culture collide with the almost futuristically modern vibe of larger cities like Tokyo to present a traveler’s dream of varied experience. That fusion is echoed in the nation’s many hotels, which range from serene ryokans, or traditional inns, to unabashedly out-there ‘love hotels’ with amazing themed rooms (got an alien abduction fantasy?
You’re in luck.) Hoshino Resort Risonare, Kobuchizawa (images via: risonare.com, klein-dytham) Designed by Italian architect Mario Bello in the 1980s, ‘Risonare’ is a peaceful getaway in the Japanese Alps at the foot of Mount Yatsugatake. 9 Hours Capsule Hotel, Kyoto (images via: 9hours.jp) Capsule hotels – where your ‘room’ is literally a hole in the wall, resembling a corpse drawer in a morgue – can be found all over Japan.
Queen Elizabeth Love Hotel, Kanagawa Hotel Loire, Osaka. The economic fallacy of 'zombie' Japan. Princeton economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has frequently warned US policymakers against emulating the Japanese economy in the 1990s.
Photograph: David Sillitoe for the Guardian Japan has been getting a raw deal from the so-called economic experts. Consider this: in the midst of the great recession, the United States is suffering through nearly 10% unemployment, rising inequality and poverty, 47 million people without health insurance, declining retirement prospects for the middle class and a general increase in economic insecurity. Various European nations also are having their difficulties, and no one knows if China is the next bubble due to explode. How, then, should we regard a country that has 5% unemployment, the lowest income inequality, healthcare for all its people and is one of the world's leading exporters? Doesn't that sound like a country from which Americans and others might learn a thing or two about how to get out of the hole in which we're stuck?
Interesting video that changes the understanding. Global Voices Online » Japan: A short documentary on Japanese Social Media. Inspiration Wall. Namba Parks, Osaka image via gucky The people of Osaka, Japan apparently prefer a bit of green space over watching a live game of baseball.
Due to poor ticket sales, the stadium that once inhabitated Osaka proved unprofitable and in 2003 shut it’s doors forever. The image above shows the interesting, organic mix of shopping center, office complex, park and garden spaces that became the next generation of the baseball stadium after being converted into what they now call Namba Parks. The design is by Jon Jerde of Jerde Partnership Architects. images via Jerde According to the designer, “Given the location [near the railway station], owner Nankai Electric Railway asked Jerde to create a gateway that would redefine Osaka’s identity.
Imaga via milosch1029 image via anthonygrimely I thought this picture of the Namba Parks entry was pretty amusing. Image via mrlederhosen No Comments so farLeave a comment.