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“It may be fake news.”☆ ｢〜kamo shiremasen｣ is quasi “I think 〜 (but not sure).“ , and lesser degree of certainty in comparison with ｢ 〜deshou (e.g “I'll bet…“)｣.[00: 08]Hello everyone.  How are you doing? Today(‘s topic) is “it may/might be.…”.[00:15]There is a party tomorrow. Please answer followings with maybe or maybe not.[00:21]For example；Are you going to tomorrow's party? / maybe → I may go.Ready?[00:30]1.  Is Erika san coming? / maybe→ She may come.2.  Is Richard san also coming? / maybe→ He may come.3.  Is Stephan san also coming? / maybe not→ He may not come.4.  How about Alexander san?  Are you going? / maybe → I may go.5.  How about Daniela san? Are you going? /maybe not → I may not go.6.  Are you, Yang san, also going? / well, may be → Well, I may go.[01:40]Repeat after me1.  I may eat lunch later.2.  I may take a day offor holiday) next month.3.  I may quit Karate.4.  I may not in time.5.  Suga san may not drink alcohol.[02:57]Apparently, Prime Minister Suga doesn't drink alcohol, by the way.[03:06]When you'd like to say somebody may have done something, たta-form will be used.=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=「それはフェイクニュースかもしれません。」[00:08]みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。きょうは「〜かもしれません」です。[00:15]あした、パーティがあります。Maybe or maybe notでこたえましょう。[00:21]たとえば、あしたのパーティにいきますか。maybe→ いくかもしれません。いいですか。[00:30]1.  エリカさんは きますか / maybe→くるかもしれません。2.  リチャードさんもきますか / maybe→  くるかもしれません。3.  シュテファンさんもきますか / maybe not→ こないかもしれません。4.  アレクサンダーさんは？いきますか /maybe→ いくかもしれません。5.  ダニエラさんは？いきますか / maybe not→ いかないかもしれません。6.  ヤンさんもいきませんか /そうですね、may be→ そうですね、いくかもしれません。[01:40]Repeat after me1.  ランチは あとで たべる かもしれません。2.  らいげつ、やすみをとる かもしれません。3.  からてをやめるかもしれません。4.  じかんに まにあわない かもしれません。5.  すがさんは おさけを のまない かもしれません。[02:57]ところで、すがしゅしょうは、おさけをのまないそうですよ。[03:06]When you'd like to say somebody may have done something, たta-form should be used.Support the Show.=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=Need more translation & transcript? Become a patron: More episodes with full translation and Japanese transcripts. Members-only podcast feed for your smartphone app. Japanese Swotter on PatreonNote: English translations might sound occasionally unnatural as English, as I try to preserve the structure and essence of the original Japanese.

The rule in business is to stay clear of religion and politics, because you risk alienating a chunk of your audience who hold different views to you.  That is clear and sensible. What about other points of view (POV) however which are more related to business itself.  This could be about government regulatory policy, industry trend predictions, marketing issues, quality control, your purported product benefits or any number of contentious items.  When we are giving presentations, should we avoid stating our point of view or should we be open, even if it means being contentious?  Is being contentious a strategy for gaining profile?   Our main objective in giving business related presentations is to gain a positive impression for our company and make ourselves top of mind and tip of tongue, when people are considering the need for our solutions. Most small to medium sized companies are basically invisible to their potential clients, because they don't have the advertising or marketing muscle of the large corporations.  Giving presentations, getting quoted in the media, engaging in content marketing in social media are all typical ways of overcoming that problem.   How much profile do we want?  If we want to fly under the radar, we are not going to be giving highly opiniated presentations, commenting on issues of the day.  On the other hand, we might do just that, to seek some opportunity to be controversial, so that we get talked about. I see there are some local entrepreneurs here, who have taken a strategic decision to offer opinions and viewpoints, which are designed to counter conventional, accepted wisdom.  This is clearly an attempt to breakthrough all the noise in the marketplace and to try and court the media, which as we know, loves controversy.   I do six podcasts a week, of which five are my opinion pieces on what I think about in regards to leadership, sales, communication and presenting.  My other podcast conforms to the normal arrangement of the guest supplying all of the IP and the host is just there to extract it.  Nevertheless, putting five opinion pieces a week, every week, into the ether could be considered risky.    When I look back on what I write for my podcasts, there is always a distinct point of view on these subjects.  When I reflect on the public presentations I have given, there is always a strong point of view on these subjects.  The 1000 plus videos on our website are all brimming with my point of view too. Also, the four books I have published are all full of my points of view.  So where is the line when we are communicating our point of view, that we shouldn't cross.    I have written about Boris Johnson and Donald Trump in relation to their public speaking techniques.  In both cases, I have sidestepped whether I agree or like what they are doing as elected officials of their countries and just focused on what we can learn from what they are doing as presenters.  This was a conscious decision to avoid alienating my audience one way or the other.  With politics and religion, it is easier to make these judgements I think, because you know the percentage split between their followers and opponents.   What have I done in regard to the Japanese Government's handing of Covid and the myriad regulations that it has spawned, including shutting the border?  Nothing. This issue doesn't fit into the four areas I write about, even though the regulations have had a direct impact on my training business, as it has made face to face training extremely fraught.  Whatever my personal views on Government policy may be, I have decided not to seek out advocating any positions at all because they are outside the scope of my area of coverage.  Another factor is I am a migrant here and can have my visa not renewed and have to leave the country, so do I want to poke the beast which is the Japanese Government, specifically their Immigration Department?  I judge that fight not to be worth it.  I did cover ex-Prime Minister Suga's presentation abilities though in Episodes #233 and #255 and was quite tough in my evaluations.  I didn't talk about his policies though, so there was a line there I thought I could walk without getting deported.    The point is to make a decision about how controversial you want to be, why you are deciding that calculation and what are the ramifications, both positive and negative for your positioning.  You can have a clear point of view on subjects without upsetting your audience.  Giving your viewpoint can be useful for your audience, as it helps them to think about their own position in the topic.  As the President of Dale Carnegie Training Tokyo Japan, which is a business built around how to be really good with people, probably avoiding controversy would be an obvious authentic positioning.    How about your business and your company, are there natural limitations which will apply to how stridently or controversially you can pursue your point of view?  Have you thought about it and decided where the line is located?  Have you set out some points of view on where you stand on relevant topics?  Probably this would be a useful exercise before you promulgate your views into the ether or at public presentations to business audiences.

An extraordinary session of the Diet opens. USDJPY upside has been heavy and JGB rates have moved little after rising, while the Nikkei Average has largely retraced its surge following the announcement of previous Prime Minister Suga stepping down. A number of political events lie ahead this fall, and JPY assets will likely be volatile. In today's episode, MUFG Chief Japan Strategist Takahiro Sekido discusses the LDP leadership election, fiscal and monetary policy triggers, the September Tankan survey, and cross-border flows. He also shares his views on the Dollar/Yen, Yen rates, and Yen basis. Disclaimer: www.mufgresearch.com (PDF)

On September 3, 2021, Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide announced that he would not seek reelection as the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), effectively declaring his resignation as Japan's head of government. Listen to Dr. Giulio Pugliese discuss Suga's short tenure, including his deep unpopularity due to his government's slow response to the Covid pandemic and insistence on holding the Olympics, as well as his ambitious goals towards digitization and renewable energy. Dr. Pugliese also considers Suga's position in the context of the history of the LDP and former Prime Minister Abe Shinzō's continued profound influence. Learn also about the new generation of LDP lawmakers represented by Kōno Tarō, the leading candidate to replace Suga, as well as other contenders for the party leadership position including Kishida Fumio and Takaichi Sanae. (This episode was recorded on September 15.) Dr. Pugliese is Lecturer in Japanese Politics and International Relations, Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, and Part-Time Professor in EU-Asia Studies, Robert Schuman Centre, European University Institute (EUI). The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, Asianettverket at the University of Oslo, and the Stockholm Centre for Global Asia at Stockholm University. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. Transcripts of the Nordic Asia Podcasts: http://www.nias.ku.dk/nordic-asia-podcast About NIAS: www.nias.ku.dk

On September 3, 2021, Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide announced that he would not seek reelection as the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), effectively declaring his resignation as Japan's head of government. Listen to Dr. Giulio Pugliese discuss Suga's short tenure, including his deep unpopularity due to his government's slow response to the Covid pandemic and insistence on holding the Olympics, as well as his ambitious goals towards digitization and renewable energy. Dr. Pugliese also considers Suga's position in the context of the history of the LDP and former Prime Minister Abe Shinzō's continued profound influence. Learn also about the new generation of LDP lawmakers represented by Kōno Tarō, the leading candidate to replace Suga, as well as other contenders for the party leadership position including Kishida Fumio and Takaichi Sanae. (This episode was recorded on September 15.) Dr. Pugliese is Lecturer in Japanese Politics and International Relations, Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, and Part-Time Professor in EU-Asia Studies, Robert Schuman Centre, European University Institute (EUI). The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, Asianettverket at the University of Oslo, and the Stockholm Centre for Global Asia at Stockholm University. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. Transcripts of the Nordic Asia Podcasts: http://www.nias.ku.dk/nordic-asia-podcast About NIAS: www.nias.ku.dk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

The idea of having enthusiasm would seem to be pretty obvious for someone presenting.  In some cases, though we are just presenting information and getting massively enthusiastic about a bunch of not particularly illuminating numbers would be difficult. Often internal meetings are like this.  We have to give our report on the revenue and client numbers or the trend with visitors to our stores or whatever.  These are factual reports and if we were to suddenly start gushing with breathless enthusiasm, our bosses and colleagues may regard us with deep suspicion that we had lost our marbles.  If we want our listeners to agree with our suggestions or to take action, then we definitely need enthusiasm.  If we are in the persuasion business, then enthusiasm has to be a staple of our presentations.   Last week's episode was all about the dark failings of Prime Minister Suga as a communicator.  I had the unfortunate bad luck to be watching his media conference announcing the extension of the state of emergency.  It was seriously painful to watch.  I was reminded of how important enthusiasm was, by sitting through his long press conference, where there wasn't  a trace of enthusiasm in his presentation.  In the end, I couldn't take any more and turned the television off.   I am not being facetious, when I talk about pain in this case.  Whether it is Suga or anyone else, if their job is to influence us or persuade us and they attempt that without marshalling any enthusiasm, it is physically painful to sit there and be exposed to that.  So let's flip it around and think about when it is our turn to be the influencer, the persuader.  How are we approaching this task?  Are we just buffeting our audience with a data dump, with an extended avalanche of statistics?   Numbers are dead, by the way.  They only have life injected into them by having context applied.  When we do that, the relativities become clearer.  Explaining the background helps explain their relevance.  How often though have we been served up spreadsheets on screen or a bunch of line graphs, crowded together on screen?   This is very common speaker behaviour and a big pain receptor.   We need to find poignant stories about those numbers that make them really come alive.  We need to place them in context with the current business situation and commercial trends.  What do they portend for the organisation?  We need to contrast them with other figures, so we have some sense of perspective.   Instead, what do we get?  “I know you can't see this but….”, as the speaker drones on throwing up a spreadsheet in tiny fonts, overwhelming us with a blizzard of numbers.  Why do they do that?  Obviously no clue and no training would be the answer.  Rather, they could use animation and show a pop up a balloon, with a single number displayed in very large font, so we can read it easily.  They can then enthusiastically tell us the story of that number and what it represents.  That will be memorable and impactful.   When speakers talk with zero or very low energy like Suga, they mystically suck all of the energy out of the room and suddenly you feel worse than before they started.   In the opposite case, that transfer of speaker energy to the audience has an uplifting effect and the world looks better immediately.  Their enthusiasm becomes contagious and suddenly the world looks a lot better to us. Which variety of speaker would you like to be known as – the uplifter or the energy thief?   Having passion for your subject is required.  Even if the topic itself is rather humdrum and mundane, let's try and find something in there that will be of interest to an audience.  When we tell the stories we have selected, let's do so with verve.  We don't need to be at max power all of the time, but at certain key junctures, we need to rev up the engine and go hard.   Watching Suga, you felt like this guy never gets out of first gear and the engine is barely ticking over.  Until we can find the techniques for bringing energy to our talks, we should refrain from giving them, because the world doesn't need another energy assassin roaming free.    We should get coaching, get the training, work hard and put a lot of emphasis on rehearsal.  No one is born as a great presenter.  It is a learnt skill and one we can achieve, if we give it the priority it deserves.  Never forget, once we get up to speak, our personal and professional brands are in jeopardy.  Suga will leave the Prime Ministership a total nobody and will soon be forgotten, except perhaps as an abject lesson in what not to do.  We don't want to join that crowd do we?    Let's bring our enthusiasm to our subject and inject it into our audience, thereby adding to our reputation and making the whole exercise a personal branding triumph.

On September 3, 2021, Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide announced that he would not seek reelection as the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), effectively declaring his resignation as Japan's head of government. Listen to Dr. Giulio Pugliese discuss Suga's short tenure, including his deep unpopularity due to his government's slow response to the Covid pandemic and insistence on holding the Olympics, as well as his ambitious goals towards digitization and renewable energy. Dr. Pugliese also considers Suga's position in the context of the history of the LDP and former Prime Minister Abe Shinzō's continued profound influence. Learn also about the new generation of LDP lawmakers represented by Kōno Tarō, the leading candidate to replace Suga, as well as other contenders for the party leadership position including Kishida Fumio and Takaichi Sanae. (This episode was recorded on September 15.) Dr. Pugliese is Lecturer in Japanese Politics and International Relations, Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, and Part-Time Professor in EU-Asia Studies, Robert Schuman Centre, European University Institute (EUI). The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, Asianettverket at the University of Oslo, and the Stockholm Centre for Global Asia at Stockholm University. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. Transcripts of the Nordic Asia Podcasts: http://www.nias.ku.dk/nordic-asia-podcast About NIAS: www.nias.ku.dk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/japanese-studies

On September 3, 2021, Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide announced that he would not seek reelection as the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), effectively declaring his resignation as Japan's head of government. Listen to Dr. Giulio Pugliese discuss Suga's short tenure, including his deep unpopularity due to his government's slow response to the Covid pandemic and insistence on holding the Olympics, as well as his ambitious goals towards digitization and renewable energy. Dr. Pugliese also considers Suga's position in the context of the history of the LDP and former Prime Minister Abe Shinzō's continued profound influence. Learn also about the new generation of LDP lawmakers represented by Kōno Tarō, the leading candidate to replace Suga, as well as other contenders for the party leadership position including Kishida Fumio and Takaichi Sanae. (This episode was recorded on September 15.) Dr. Pugliese is Lecturer in Japanese Politics and International Relations, Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, and Part-Time Professor in EU-Asia Studies, Robert Schuman Centre, European University Institute (EUI). The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, Asianettverket at the University of Oslo, and the Stockholm Centre for Global Asia at Stockholm University. We aim to produce timely, topical and well-edited discussions of new research and developments about Asia. Transcripts of the Nordic Asia Podcasts: http://www.nias.ku.dk/nordic-asia-podcast About NIAS: www.nias.ku.dk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

Until very recently, the Japanese stock market has been left behind by other developed markets and I ask Tim why this has been the case (1.56). Tim's fund, the Vermeer Global Fund, has had a high exposure to Japan since launch and I ask what he finds appealing about Japanese companies at the moment (4.25).   Despite the political uncertainty from Prime Minister Suga resigning and a slower recovery from the pandemic relative to other parts of the world, why has he turned even more bullish on Japan in recent weeks (7.13). What are the interesting themes and stocks that the fund is invested in? (11.04). While Tim is clearly optimistic on Japan, we finish discussing the risks to investing in the Japanese stock market (15.51).   Tim Gregory:      http://vermeer.london/site/about-vermeer/ Paul Dixey:         https://vermeerllp.com/who-we-are/our-people/paul-dixey/

Eleksyon Sabi nila, may dalawang bagay na hindi mo dapat pag-usapan sa isang saluhan: politics at religion. At dahil mapang-ahas ako, pag-uusapan natin yan. Dito sa Japan, sa katapusan ay magkakaroon na ng bagong Punong Ministro o Prime Minister ang Japan. Hindi na tatakbo muli si Prime Minister Suga sa re-election. Maaaring magkaroon ng bagong babaeng Prime Minister ang Japan sa unang pagkakataon. Tatlo sa mga kandidato ay mga babae ang malaki ang tsansya na isa sa kanila ang maaring manalo. Personally, wala akong alam sa kanila at sa partidong mga tinataguyod nila kaya umaasa na lang ako na magiging maayos ang pamamalakad ng bagong Punong Ministro kung siya'y maluklok na. Sa Pinas, sa sunod na taon na ang national election, diba? Sa kadahilanang yan, ako nga ay nagpunta sa Philippine Embassy para magpatala ng aking pangalan at magpayanag ng pagnanais ko na bumoto bilang isang OFW na gustong lumahok sa Overseas voting. Tinatayang 10% o mga humigit kumulang 10 milyon na mga Pinoy ang nasa labas ng bansa para magtrabaho o kaya naman ay may hawak ng dual citizenship. Malaking porsyento ito ng boto at maaaring makaapekto pa sa posibleng resulta ng botohan. Kaso hindi rin kalakihan ang voting turnout sa overseas kaya naman himihimok ko ang aking mga kapwa OFW na lumahok at magparehistro sa susunod na halalan. Kung may pakialam pa kayo sa kinabukasan ng bansa natin, magparehistro na. Dito sa Gardener of Suma Podcast, wala akong iniendorso na mga kandidato o mga partido. Hindi ko rin sasabihin kung sino ang aking iboboto. Pero ang aking mapapayo sa aking kapwa botante ay magsaliksik ng tungkol sa kanilang boboto, maayos ba ang potensyal niya para magpalakad ng maayos at tama, may integridad ba ito at malasakit sa kapwa, paano ba niya gagamitin ang kapangyarihan niya para maglingkod at hindi paglingkuran o maghari-harian o mag-reyna-reynahan. Wag basihan ang itsura o talento nila sa iba pang larangan na walang kinalaman sa politika. Wag papadala sa ganda ng pagpresenta ng sarili nila sa kampanya. At panghuli, pumili ng kandidato na hindi niyo pagsisisihan sa huli kung bakit siya ba ang pinili ninyo. Kayo po, boboto po ba kayo sa susunod na halalan? Ano po ba ang basehan niyo sa isang kandidato? Alam ko medyo korni itong sabihin pero naniniwala ako na nasa kamay nating mga botante ang kinabukasan ng bansa natin sa susunod na 3 hanggang 6 na taon. Pumili ng nararapat. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-timola3/message

The announcement of AUKUS has sent shock waves around Asia. How is this major new defence arrangement seen by key US allies in the region and the government in Beijing?. And after the surprise resignation of Prime Minister Suga after little over a year in office, a woman is in the running to be Japan's next leader.

Prime Minister Suga announced that he will not run for re-election as leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party. This suggests that investors would be wise to watch the finer points of the candidates' policy debates for potential triggers for financial markets. USDJPY, JGB, and JPY basis have all stayed within range of late, but over the near term, any changes in government policy could tighten the correlation to a bullish Nikkei Average. In today's episode, MUFG Chief Japan Strategist Takahiro Sekido examines implications for monetary and fiscal policy as they pertain to JGB and JPY basis. He also shares his views on the Dollar/Yen, Yen rates, and Yen basis.  Disclaimer: www.mufgresearch.com (PDF)

The news cycle is awash with Prime Minister Suga's shock announcement that he will not continue as Japan's leader.  His predecessor Shinzo Abe quit on health concerns and handed over the Covid crisis to Suga.  Here we are twelve months later and Suga is gone.  His inability to communicate as a leader has been seized upon as one of the key reasons for his failure.  In Episode #233, I focused on Suga's challenges with communication.  Here we are five months later and he has joined that large community of entirely forgetable Japanese leaders.  From his own admission, he has reflected that he wasn't able to communicate his thoughts in an authentic way.  That would be a case of delusional thinking.   He was entirely authentic.  He was boring, showed no passion, had a single facial expression regardless of the content, had no variation in the speed or strength of his delivery and never smiled.  Apart from that, he was totally forgettable, especially regarding his message.  His supporters, fellow politicians, have lamented that he should have spoken more from his heart.  More delusion.  He read all of his speeches, because he couldn't string two words together by himself and so had to read it to us.  Those speeches were no doubt prepared by bureaucrats in the relevant Ministries depending on the subject or by his staff.  Every time he tried to speak to reporters without notes, he was obviously struggling and he kept those occasions as short as possible.  If there was any opportunity to use teleprompters, he grabbed at it like a drowning man going down for the third time.  No heart at play in any of these speeches.   He is a abject lesson for everyone about the importance of having a skilled capacity as a public speaker.  This might be one of those urban myths, but apparently some parents wouldn't let their kids listen to him, in case he created a negative influence on their communication skills.  Even if it isn't true it is still not a bad idea, because he can only instruct through negative example.   Basically, he has been a so called “retail politician” his whole career.  Someone without privileges or an array of silver spoons like Abe and Previous Prime Minister and current Finance Minister Taro Aso, who through his own dint of hard work and cunning managed to climb to the highest post in the land.  This is a classic tale of patronage, backroom deals and obligations running out of gas. What was also needed was a personal strength in persuasion power through public speaking.  In the end, his colleagues, fully concentrated on saving their own necks, forced him out because they were concerned about an electoral backlash of voter unhappiness.   As we rise through the ranks in our careers we will be called on to become more persuasive.  That will involve public speaking.  Shinzo Abe version Mark 2, when he came back into the Prime Ministership, had obviously had public speaking training.  He was much better than the earlier Mark 1 version.  So what happened with Suga?  If he in fact did receive coaching on speaking, then let's find out who was his coach and make sure we never use them.  Watching him speak in public from his time as Chief Cabinet Secretary since 2012, until he became Prime Minister in 2020, he hasn't changed at all.  It is more likely he has never sought any professional coaching on how to become more persuasive.   Why would that be?  My guess would be he didn't see the need until it was too late.  By too late, I mean having to announce he was quitting.  When he became the leader, he inherited the Covid crisis from Abe. During Suga's watch it has gone on to the fifth wave, with epic numbers of people becoming infected. Let's also toss in the Olympics, just to really turn the heat up.  Probably not a lot of spare time for coaching on how to be more persuasive and get his message across to the Japanese voters.   This is the point.  Don't wait until it is too late like Suga.  Get the training now and keep getting it right throughout your career.  If you want to be persuasive, if you want to get your message across, then it takes work and requires concentrated time.  When you get to the top like Suga, it is too late because you don't have time.  We all need to be working on this speaking facility before we get to the top.  In fact, this same facility will become an engine to power us to get to the top.  Get trained and keep polishing your communication skills as a lifelong learning commitment.  In a few months time, Suga will have been replaced and forgotten.  It could have been totally different if he had learnt how to be persuasive. He could have delivered his message, authentically and professionally, expressing clearly and succinctly what was in his heart.  Sayonara Suga san.

Featured interview: Prime Minister Suga's resignation and its possible impacts on the parliament compositions-일본 스가 총리 재선 포기 선언 및 향후 일본 의회구성 전망Guest: William Pesek, Tokyo-based journalist, Author of

The US dollar has continued to weaken following the Jackson Hole symposium and softer NFP report, but the key events in the week ahead Lee Hardman, currency analyst, thinks will have the most impact on the markets will come from outside the U.S. Lee shares his thoughts on the upcoming European Central Bank policy meeting, which he believes will be important for EUR performance. Meanwhile, the surprise announcement from Prime Minister Suga in Japan to not seek re-election has opened the door for a new leader. But will a new leader alter the outlook for the yen? Disclaimer: www.mufgresearch.com (PDF)

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Kia ora, Welcome to Monday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz.Today we lead with news China's economy appears to be contracting now, and the giant US economy is slowing at the same time.But first, just a reminder that this is a long holiday weekend in both the US and Canada, their Labor Day weekend (Labour Day in Canada!), signaling the end of their summer holiday season. If you are an investor and "sold in May, and went away", then this is when you return to the markets. (Wednesday, our time.) Volumes will rise from here.China is on its way back from its summer holidays too, but not to an expanding economy. The private Caixin PMI for their services sector was very weak, contracting at a faster rate. It is now at a 20 month low. New order levels retreated. This is lower than the official version which also signaled a sharp retreat, confirming not only a loss of momentum, but an outright contraction in their service economy.China's heavy truck sales plunged in August, down almost -20% from July, and down more than -50% from August 2020. Excavator sales fell sharply too. Recovery seems to depend on new Beijing stimulus.In Japan, Prime Minister Suga said he won't seek re-election as ruling-party leader, effectively ending his term after just a year. The old revolving door for Japanese prime ministers might be returning.In Europe, retail sales in July were another market disappointment. A flat result was expected, but a sharpish fall was reported, down -2.3% from the prior month. Instead of being up +5.4% year-on-year as they were in June, they are now only up +3.1% year-on-year in July.And the ECB meeting will be in the spotlight this week with investors looking for any clue whether the central bank is ready to start reducing its massive asset purchase program.Back in the US, after adding 1 mln new jobs in July on top of a similar strong gain in June, and an expectation that August would add +750,000, the American non-farm payrolls report disappointed everyone. Only +235,000 new jobs were added in August, apparently because employers are looking at the spreading Delta pandemic with concern. This means that still a net -5.3 mln jobs haven't been recovered since the start of that pandemic.One reason hiring hesitancy is being blamed on Delta, is that wage rises remain strong. Holding on to existing workers is now the priority if there is to be a bumpy road ahead. Average earnings are up +4.3%, both on an hourly and a weekly basis. (That might be good, but it is less than their CPI. Inflation is corrosive now.)This weak jobs report does throw out some uncertainty on whether the Fed will taper this year, or not. And it has sharply shrunk the economic growth some Fed models are recording for Q3.The view on their giant service economy is mixed. The widely-watched ISM services PMI reported a fast expansion although growing slower. The internationally benchmarked Markit one also reported a good expansion, but at a much more modest level and slowing quickly.Australian retail sales retreated -2.9% in July from the same month in 2020, sucked lower by the NSW lockdown. June's results were also negative, dropped by Victoria's lockdown, so the recent trend isn't positive. New Zealand will be the same of course.The UST 10yr yield opens today at just under 1.33%. The price of gold is holding but down by a minor -US$2 from this time Saturday, now at US$1828/oz.Oil prices have fallen slightly again too, so in the US they are now just under US$69/bbl, while the international Brent price has dipped to just over US$72/bbl.We should also note that the NZ carbon price surged up to over NZ$60/NZU on Friday. See this.The Kiwi dollar opens the week at 71.5 USc and +1½c higher than at the start of last week. Against the Australian dollar we firmer too at 96.1 AUc. Against the euro we are +100 bps higher in a week at 60.3 euro cents. That means our TWI-5 starts today at just on 74.3 and above the 72-74 range of the past ten months.The bitcoin price has held from this time Saturday at US$50,319 and still it's highest in 16 weeks. Volatility in the past 24 hours has been low at just under +/- 1.0%.You can find links to the articles mentioned today in our show notes.And get more news affecting the economy in New Zealand from interest.co.nz.Kia ora. I'm David Chaston and we'll do this again tomorrow.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has announced that he will not run in a ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership race later this month, setting the stage for his replacement after just one year in office.He says running in the race and handling coronavirus countermeasures would have required an enormous amount of energy.Suga's support ratings sink below 30 per cent as the nation struggles with its worst wave of COVID-19 infections, ahead of a general election this year.Toshihiro Nikai, the LDP's secretary-general says President Suga wants to focus his efforts on anti-coronavirus measures and will not run in the leadership election.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has announced that he will not run in a ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership race later this month, setting the stage for his replacement after just one year in office.He says running in the race and handling coronavirus countermeasures would have required an enormous amount of energy.Suga's support ratings sink below 30 per cent as the nation struggles with its worst wave of COVID-19 infections, ahead of a general election this year.Toshihiro Nikai, the LDP's secretary-general says President Suga wants to focus his efforts on anti-coronavirus measures and will not run in the leadership election.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has announced that he will not run in a ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership race later this month, setting the stage for his replacement after just one year in office.He says running in the race and handling coronavirus countermeasures would have required an enormous amount of energy.Suga's support ratings sink below 30 per cent as the nation struggles with its worst wave of COVID-19 infections, ahead of a general election this year.Toshihiro Nikai, the LDP's secretary-general says President Suga wants to focus his efforts on anti-coronavirus measures and will not run in the leadership election.

Today's slide deck:  https://bit.ly/3DT9yoT   - Today we continue to voice concerns about the state of this market, even as we note the increasingly risk-on stance in currencies and a fresh rush higher in Japanese equities overnight on the news that Prime Minister Suga is set to resign. A look at global and particularly US equity market valuations underlines our point on concerns for longer term returns, and even shorter term ones as September is historically a weak month. A look at today's US jobs report and treasury market reactivity, commodities performance and more also on the pod, which features Peter Garnry on equities, Ole Hansen on commodities, Althea Spinozzi on fixed income and John J. Hardy hosting and on FX. Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic

Japan has vaccinated 59 million people, with 45 million fully vaccinated, as of August 17. Prime Minister Suga yesterday stated that half of Japan's population will be vaccinated by the end of this month. The developments left USDJPY and the Nikkei Average little change, while JPY basis tightened at the margin and JPY rates rose slightly.    In today's episode, MUFG Chief Japan Strategist Takahiro Sekido examines recent changes to BoJ and NY Fed monetary operations as well as discusses insights into Japanese investor activity in foreign markets from Japanese Ministry of Finance Balance of Payment data and the U.S. Treasury TIC data releases. He also shares his views on the Dollar/Yen, Yen rates, and Yen basis.  Disclaimer: www.mufgresearch.com (PDF)

As of July 11, 36 million people are partially vaccinated, and 21 million people are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Japan. But with new infections on the rise, Prime Minister Suga was forced to decide to ban spectators at the Summer Olympics. USDJPY and the Nikkei have started to rise early in the week as U.S. stocks turned upward, but the Japan side is impacted by LDP's political risks, COVID-19 and the Tokyo Olympics. In today's episode, MUFG Chief Japan Strategist Takahiro Sekido discusses the BoJ's efforts to address climate change through monetary operations and cross-border investment flows. He also shares his views on the Dollar/Yen, Yen rates, and Yen basis. Disclaimer: www.mufgresearch.com (PDF)

Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper called for the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled with the games set to open in less than two months.It is the first of Japan's major newspapers to make the move and joins some regional newspapers that have recently added to the growing opposition to holding the Olympics.Coming out against the Olympics could be significant since the newspaper, like many in Japan, is a sponsor of the postponed Tokyo Games that are scheduled to open on July 23. Asahi is typically liberal-leaning and often opposes the ruling party led by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga."We cannot think it's rational to host the Olympics in the city this summer," the newspaper said in its editorial under a headline that read: "We Demand PM Suga Decide Cancellation.""Distrust and backlash against the reckless national government, Tokyo government and stakeholders in the Olympics are nothing but escalating," the editorial added. "We demand Prime Minister Suga to calmly evaluate the circumstances and decide the cancellation of the summer event."Asahi has a morning circulation reported at 5.16 million, and 1.55 million for its evening edition. It is second in circulation behind Yomiuri Shimbun, and subsequently is the second largest circulating newspaper in the world behind Yomiuri.Despite the editorial, there is no indication the International Olympic Committee or local organizers have any plans to pull the plug on the games. But opposition is mounting with only a tiny percentage of Japanese people now vaccinated.Tokyo organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said Wednesday he was aware of the editorial, but offered little response.Asahi is one of about 70 local Olympic sponsors that have chipped in almost $3.5 billion to the organizing committee budget. It is also one of a half dozen newspapers that are sponsors."Of course, different press organizations have different views. And that's very natural," Muto said, adding local partners, or sponsors, continued to offer "support."Senior IOC member Richard Pound said in an interview with Japan's JiJi Press last week that the final deadline to call off the Olympics was still a month away."Before the end of June, you really need to know, yes or no," JiJi quoted Pound as saying.The British Medical Journal called last month for a hard look at going forward with the Olympics. Local medical officials have also been skeptical, and billionaire businessman Masayoshi Son suggested over the weekend that the IOC was forcing the Olympics on Japan."Right now, more than 80% of the nation's people want the Olympics postponed or canceled," said Son, the founder and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp. who also owns the SoftBank Hawks baseball team."Who is forcing this to go ahead, and under what rights?" Son added.Asahi also criticized the IOC, calling it "self-righteous" and also lambasted IOC vice president John Coates. Last week, Coates was asked if the Olympics would be held if a state of emergency were in force."Absolutely, yes," he replied.The newspaper said there was a "huge gap" between Coates' words and the sentiments "of the people.""Despite its overgrown size and excessive commercialism and many other problems, the Olympics have been supported because of empathy for its ideals. ... But what is the reality now?" Asahi asked.On Tuesday, the Japanese government said a warning by the United States to avoid travel to Japan would have no impact on holding the Olympics.Japan has officially spent $15.4 billion to organize the Olympics, and government audits suggest it might be much larger. The IOC gets billions from selling broadcast rights, which amounts to about 75% of its income.Public opinion polls in Japan show between 60-80% want the Olympics canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and an online petition asking the games be canceled has gained 400,000 signatures in a few weeks.Tokyo, Osaka and other regions of the country are under a state of emergency that is likely to be extended p...

Asian public policy expert, political science professor, and politics commentator Dr. Stephen Nagy shares his insights on the upcoming G7 Summit and the first bilateral meeting between President Biden and Prime Minister Suga. Aaron and Parker discuss SoftBank suing Rakuten over using leaked 5G technology info, Nintendo's booming profits, and an arrest made for the 2018 murder of the self-proclaimed 'Don Juan of Kishu'.

In this episode, Sounds Strategic host Meia Nouwens is joined by Robert Ward, IISS Japan Chair and Director of Geo-economics and Strategy, and Yuka Koshino, Research Fellow for Japanese Security and Defence Policy, to unpack the policy priorities and challenges on Japanese Prime Minister Suga's 2021 agenda.Ahead of the next IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in June, Meia, Robert and Yuka discuss Japan's domestic political environment and the challenges Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide's administration will need to tackle in 2021. As Robert and Yuka explain, the administration's focus areas include the coronavirus pandemic and the country's slow vaccine rollout, the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, the Liberal Democratic Party leadership race, and Japan's 2021 general election.Robert and Yuka also explore Prime Minister Suga's economic agenda and progress towards digitalisation, foreign and security policy priorities and goals, the role of the United States in Japan's Indo-Pacific vision, and the impact of COVID-19 on structural reform and Japan's thinking on economic security.We hope you enjoy listening to the episode. Don't forget to follow, rate and subscribe to Sounds Strategic on wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts.Date of recording: 29 April 2021Sounds Strategic is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by the Asia Program’s Abe Denmark and Shihoko Goto and the Science and Technology Innovation Program’s Melissa Griffith. They provide post-summit analysis of Prime Minister Suga’s recent meeting with President Biden in Washington. Included in their analysis are thoughts on US-Japan cooperation on technology and a look ahead to the overall implications of the summit for bilateral and regional relations.

With President Joe Biden announcing the forthcoming withdrawal of ground troops from Afghanistan, the West’s 20 year war in Afghanistan is drawing to a close. Allan and Darren open this week’s podcast with a discussion of whether this is the right decision, and what lessons we should take from this decades-long conflict. The episode then turns to a busy week in bilateral relations with China for both New Zealand and Australia. Kiwi Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta gave her first major speech on China, and followed it with some controversial comments (in Australia, at least) about the expansion of the remit of the Five Eyes intelligence grouping. Meanwhile, the Australian government used purpose-built legislation to cancel two memoranda of understanding between the Victorian state government and the Chinese government on the Belt and Road Initiative – to Beijing’s predictable displeasure. Does this past week reveal a split in the two countries’ approach to China? What is the logic of each approach? Finally, Japan’s Prime Minister Suga met with Joe Biden at the White House, with China front and centre of the discussion—what are the major takeaways? We thank AIIA intern Dominique Yap for research and audio editing, and thanks also to Rory Stenning for composing our theme music. Relevant Links “Remarks by President Biden on the Way Forward in Afghanistan”, 14 April 2021: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/04/14/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-way-forward-in-afghanistan/ Scott Morrison, Press Conference, Stirling Community Centre, WA, 15 April 2021: https://www.pm.gov.au/media/press-conference-stirling-community-centre-wa Nanaia Mahuta, “He Taniwha He Tipua, He Tipua He Taniwha - The Dragon and the Taniwha”, Speech to the NZ China Council, 19 April 2021: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/speech/%E2%80%9Che-taniwha-he-tipua-he-tipua-he-taniwha-dragon-and-taniwha%E2%80%9D Jane Patterson, “New Zealand, Australia foreign ministers discuss China, Five Eyes, 501 deportees”, Radio NZ, 23 April 2021: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/441073/new-zealand-australia-foreign-ministers-discuss-china-five-eyes-501-deportees (Youtube Video) “'Beautiful to see': New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on the travel bubble | ABC News” [Ardern’s comments on Five Eyes], 20 April 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c1S2pIDKH8 Andrew Tillett, “Dumped foreign deals were never used”, Australian Financial Review, 22 April 2021: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/dumped-foreign-deals-were-never-used-20210422-p57lhm U.S.- Japan Joint Leaders’ Statement: “U.S. – JAPAN GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR A NEW ERA”, 16 April 2021: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/16/u-s-japan-joint-leaders-statement-u-s-japan-global-partnership-for-a-new-era/ (Youtube video) “How New is the New Era? 2021 Annual Reischauer Lecture with Rana Mitter, Part 1”, 7 April 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3bi9N2NY6E Adam Tooze, “The gatekeeper”, London Review of Books, 22 April 2021: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v43/n08/adam-tooze/the-gatekeeper Ezra Klein, “Four ways of looking at the radicalism of Joe Biden”, 8 April 2021: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/opinion/biden-jobs-infrastructure-economy.html C. Lee Shea, “The longest telegram: A visionary blueprint for the comprehensive grand strategy against China we need”, War on the Rocks, 1 April 2021: https://warontherocks.com/2021/04/the-longest-telegram-a-visionary-blueprint-for-the-comprehensive-grand-strategy-against-china-we-need/

Today's Agenda…  Russia Blocking parts of Black Sea:,  Russia Troop Buildup against Ukraine, is attack likely?,  US-Japan Summit,  Taiwan and China: and moreWelcome to Rhett Palmer with  David Hunter in “The David Hunter Perspective”Retired US Diplomat to 5 different nations  David Hunter shares his knowledge, passion, interest, and experience.... and a whole lot more. 1) Russia Blocking parts of Black Sea:  Last week Russia warned 2 US Navy warships that they would be at risk if they sailed into the Black Sea near Crimea in support of Ukraine, and to signal protest over Russia's huge military buildup of 80,000 troops in Eastern Ukraine.  Late last week, Russia announced that is was 'closing' parts of the Black Sea to non-Russia vessels.  Can it do that?  Is it legal? 2) Russia Troop Buildup against Ukraine, is attack likely?:  Moscow has now amassed 100 thousand Russian troops on the border of Ukraine, larger than the force used during Moscow's invasion of that country in 2014.  Why is Putin doing this and what do you think will happen?3)  US-Japan Summit,  Taiwan and China: Last week Pres. Biden held a formal summit w/ Japan's Prime Minister Suga.  What did they discuss and was it more than symbolic?."4)  Hong Kong:  Who is Jimmy Lai?:   Why has China Arrested Him and Just  Sentenced him to Prison?  Does it Matter?5) Alexi Navalny is Dying in Prison:  Reports from his doctors say Russian opposition leader Navalny, who was poisoned by Putin's henchmen a few months ago, and then returned to Russia and got arrested, is being killed by Russia's refusal to offer him proper medical care.  Navalny is  on a hunger strike protesting his treatment.  He could die in the next few days.  What would happen next?6) Wendy Sherman confirmed as Deputy Secretary of State :  Just last week, the US Senate confirmed Ms. Sherman to the #2 position at State Department.  Who is she and what does she stand for? 

Today on The Leaders' Brief - In his first face-to-face White House summit since assuming office in January this year, US President Joe Biden met Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. The development comes a month after US officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met and their Japanese counterparts, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi for what they called “two plus two” security talks. After meeting on Friday, President Biden and Prime Minister Suga announced in a joint statement their decision to collaborate in ensuring peace and stability in and around Taiwan.  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent tweet appealing to citizens to keep the Kumbh Mela symbolic is indicative of the dire situation India is facing due to a second COVID wave. India saw a single-day rise of over 200,000 cases last week, at a time the state of Uttarakhand is hosting lakhs of people in the country's once-in-a-decade religious festival, and four important states are holding elections. Though the country has enough vaccine doses to immunize its citizens, according to health minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan, the situation for India remains alarming.  Researchers at the University of Oxford reported last Thursday that the risk of rare blood clotting post-COVID was about eight times higher than that after vaccination. The announcement comes as AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson's shots are facing visible backlash from various countries over concerns of fatal blood clots as a side effect. Various health regulators have, however, advised the continued use of both vaccines saying that the benefits outweigh the risks.  About egomonk: Website | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedInegomonk is a global intelligence platform delivering asymmetric outcomes by bringing organizations closer to the communities they want to serve and the leaders they wish to influence. If you wish to collaborate with us then email us at contact@egomonk.com.

When will Prime Minister Suga call a snap election? With the current House of Representatives term ending in October, time is running out. Aaron and Parker discuss the Japanese government's decision to release Fukushima wastewater into the sea, a foreign ownership probe into Fuji Media and 600 broadcasters, and Asahi Beer's new mug-cans selling out nationwide.

Hey Everyone, we're continuing our COVID 19 Vol 42 Smooth Tokyo drifting Pt 43 and being somewhat quarantine and the New Normal or Aratana nichijō! Now, I'm moving around in most places. Also, talk about this "coronavirus pandemic" and the "HOT TOPIC" with you the listener's and what's going on here in the state, Japan, and around the world. In This week's episode, I will be talking about Japan lifting the extended state of emergency for the Tokyo area. Plus, Prime Minister Suga receives his first dose of the covid-19 vaccines and overseas fans are unavoidable from the 2021 Tokyo Olympic games over the virus! Also talking about my thoughts on The Stop Asian Hate and the mass shooting that happened last week. So, Stay Tuned and Enjoy the episode!!! Music by Elijah Nang, Lofi Japan  Here are all the Information of my Links to my podcast episodes, Social Media, and podcast merch https://linktr.ee/Smoothtokyothepodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-harris3/message

Today Garrison is joined by Dr. Yoichiro Sato, who is an expert analyst of foreign and security policy regarding Japan, the US, and the Indo-Pacific. The two discuss the 2021 outlook of security policy from Japan towards North Korea's nuclear program, as well as the naval arms race developing between Tokyo and Beijing in light of increasing assertiveness in China's maritime activity. They also discuss the RCEP trade deal and the TPP trade negotiations, Japan's global soft power and role hosting the delayed summer Olympic Games, as well as Prime Minister Suga's policies of office (and political future) as Japan moves away from the Abe era and faces a new US administration under Biden. Dr. Yoichiro Sato is a professor at the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University. Previously he was a professor at the US Defense Department's Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, Hawaii. He also has held teaching positions at the University of Auckland, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and Government from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, a M.A. of International Relations and Affairs from the University of South Carolina-Columbia, and a Bachelors in Law from Keio University. Garrison Moratto is the founder and host of The New Diplomatist Podcast; he holds a M.S. of International Relations as well as a B.S. in Government: Public Administration (Summa Cum Laude) from Liberty University in the United States. All guest opinions are their own and not that of The New Diplomatist podcast formally. Please subscribe and leave a review for feedback; join the podcast on Patreon for bonus perks. Follow The New Diplomatist on Twitter and Instagram. Thank you for listening. (Originally recorded February 22, 2021)

Hey Everyone, we're continuing our COVID 19 Vol 34 Smooth Tokyo drifting Pt 35 and being somewhat quarantine and the New Normal or Aratana nichijō! Now, I'm moving around in some places. Also, talk about this "coronavirus pandemic" and the "HOT TOPIC" with you the listener's and what's going on here in the state, Japan, and around the world. In this weeks episode, I will be talking about Prime Minister Suga is considering declaring a state of emergency in Tokyo and the neighborly part of japan! Also Coming of Age Day or "Seijin no Hi" canceled due to Covid cases spiking!!!   So stay tuned and enjoy this episode!     Music by Elijah Nang, Lofi Japan Here are all the Info Links to my Podcast episodes, Social Media, and Podcast Merch https://linktr.ee/Smoothtokyothepodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/andrew-harris3/message

Last month, Prime Minister Suga announced the Japan's target to go carbon neutral by 2050. Two months prior, in September Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China would reduce its CO2 emissions by 2030 and aim for carbon neutrality by 2060. So, getting 10 years ahead, is Prime Minister Suga's political ambition to achieve carbon neutrality before China does in line with Japan's reality? “Why is Japan's auto industry on the edge?” December 22, 2020 Newsweek Japan Translated and edited by JapanUnboxed https://www.newsweekjapan.jp/reizei/2020/12/post-1207.php #Japan #JapanUnboxed #nihongo #にほんご #Tokyo #learnJapanese #studyJapanese #kanji #madeinjapan #olympic #anime --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/japan-unboxed/support

The Suga Administration unveiled additional economic stimulus is huge, including JPY73.6 trillion in total projects and JPY40 trillion in fiscal spending. Interestingly, the JGB market has taken all that issuance in stride, even last week's 20Yr auction. USDJPY has stayed in a narrow range and JPY basis is tight. Tokyo market trading at year's end has been quiet, but there is a slew of market events, including the release of the third supplementary budget on December 15, the BoJ's meeting on December 17-18, and the Ministry of Finance's release of FY21 JGB issuance plans on December 21, for investors to navigate before the calendar year's end. In today's episode, MUFG Chief Japan Strategist, Takahiro Sekido, discusses JGB trends in light of Prime Minister Suga's additional economic stimulus measures and the third supplementary budget, as well as takeaways from the December Tankan survey. He also reviews recent cross-border flows and shares his outlook for Dollar / Yen, cross-currency basis, and Yen rate.