Vox’s posts tagged japan

Was Ihr Konto bei einer Schweizer Grossbank mit japanischen Hauspreisen von 1989 verbindet ?

2008-10-08T03:31:43Z

Ein schwarzer Schwan. Zur Erinnerung entstaube ich eine Grafik, die 2005 im Economist erschien... Wir wissen ((leider)) bereits, wie es danach in Japan weiterging: Deflation, Kreditkrise ((Credit Crunch im Wording der Powerpointers)) in der Rea...

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Analyse: Jim Cramer ((Last Bull Standing)) vor der Kapitulation - Einwände gegen meinen Pessimismus

2008-10-07T12:14:40Z

Ich möchte als Nachtrag gerne eine anderslautende Meinung nachreichen, die mir von einem Leser als Link geschickt wurde: Some stat to keep in mind after each crash...... 1987 crash......after 1 year market was UP 22.90%...after 2 years market wa...

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Thirty years ago, could you imagine a Toyota Starlet taxi?

2008-10-07T10:50:22Z

When I was a kid, a cabbie living on Colombo Street had a Ford Cortina Mk II for his or her work. This was a far smaller car than the usual Holden Belmonts and Kingswoods and Ford Falcons that formed over 95 per cent of the taxi fleet in Wellin...

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Medikamentenpackung für Notenbanken ((Wir spielen Zinsen senken))

2008-10-07T06:46:04Z

Australien hat sich soeben für die bekannte Medizin gegen Rezessionsansteckung, Kreditverstopfung, Hedge Fund- und Bankfäulnis entschieden: Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by one percentage point, t...

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The simple pleasure of Rai Tei

2008-10-07T05:22:29Z

One day last summer after a morning swim off Shichirigahama, we cycled into the hills to explore Kamakurayama. A stiff climb led to a leafy hilltop road that swept left and right past magnificent villas glimpsed behind trees. It was lunchtime....

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Analyse: Jim Cramer ((Last Bull Standing)) vor der Kapitulation - Dow & Nikkei unter 10'000 Punkten

2008-10-07T03:04:26Z

Vorbemerkung. Ich mag Jim Cramer bzw. Jim Cramers Stil nicht besonders, das gebe ich gerne zu und schreibe ich nicht zum ersten Mal, aber das hindert mich nicht ihm zuzuhören. Jim Cramer ist erstens häufig recht optimistisch ((zumindest für "sein...

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Japanese Armor in Meiji Era

2008-10-06T16:24:57Z

Okinawa Soba writes: Attention all of you OLD JAPANESE ARMOR fans. Hit the ALL SIZES button above the pic, and go for the ORIGINAL size. That will give you a closer look at the fittings and trimmings that went into all of this. The guy on the ...

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Halloween

2008-10-06T12:36:37Z

What should I go as for Halloween?? I wanna go to the Halloween party, but I'm not going without at least some sort of costume. I wish I knew where my Battle Royale costume was... I wanted a Guy Fawkes / V mask, but they're all overpriced in Jap...

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Cool Kitchen Gadgets From Japan

2008-10-06T12:08:08Z

Cool Kitchen Gadgets From Japan Kawaii Cute Japanese Onigiri Molds-Sakura And Heart Shapes $5.00 Fabulous Japanese Sushi Mold-Nigiri Sushi $4.75 Fabulous Japanese Sushi Mold-Maki Zushi (Rolled Sushi) $4.75 Japanese Sushi Mold-Slim M...

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the "exacting" geisha life

2008-10-06T04:34:58Z

In Monday’s Australian newspaper there was a reprint of an article by Michael Sheridan that had originally appeared in The Sunday Times. The article’s title was “Geisha comeback good news for Japan’s PM” and to quote stated that “more than 30 mod...

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Outta Space, [get 'em] Outta [my] Sight!

2008-10-06T01:41:02Z

So like i said before, the Japanese are crazy. If that crazy phone wasn't enough, they decide to have a hypothetical fashion show, with a hypothetical prize that the people will win [hopefully] when some American company [unnamed] starts shipping...

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Zusammenfassung der Zusammenfassung: Bankenkrise ade ((leider nur in diesem Blog))

2008-10-06T01:29:42Z

Nach etwa vier intensiven Wochen und der nochmaligen Entschärfung einer weiteren "Bombe" ((Hypo Real Estate)) nehme ich Abschied von der Berichterstattung vom Thema Banken/Finanzkrise, da es hier eigentlich um Internet/Technologie- und Energie-/Al...

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Blown Away

2008-10-05T10:37:35Z

Another quiet morning and no one is up but me and the dog (if you can count lying flat on the floor a few feet away as 'up'). Do have to get the wife up shortly as she works today. In addition to getting my father's military service record, I'v...

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Turning Japanese~!

2008-10-05T09:47:53Z

For someone who thought was on the verge of giving up her love for most things Japanese, I was proven otherwise yesterday at the annual Nihongo Center Foundation Open House. The activity showcased many things Japanese like the famous tea ceremo...

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Please Sing Here and Show Me Your ID...???

2008-10-05T00:10:51Z

Today is definitely the weirdest day of my existance. Uhmm... as you may have noticed I ended my Vox break. Honestly, I started this shit to take out my frustrations. So the whole "I'm leaving Vox because I'm stressed" thing didn't work. It's fru...

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Time for a Hello! Project satellite TV channel

2008-10-04T08:47:18Z

Cartoon Network has its own cable TV channel. So does Disney. MTV (including MTV Japan which should be available everywhere if you ask me), VH1, Link TV, the International Pop Video channel, and on and on. Why not a Hello! Project channel? UFA...

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Off to Narita...

2008-10-03T23:41:55Z

Sayonara Nihon. I have to go to school in Paris now. But I'll be back soon! Love, Ukifune

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Lovesick

2008-10-03T19:41:37Z

I'm back! Since last Sunday actually ... But irritating project deadlines were (and are still) in the way so I couldn't update as soon as I want to. A few highlights: 1) I watched SMAP live in concert! :D 2) Ate at Aiba's restaurant and saw Aiba'...

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Dumbest remark of the month

2008-10-03T13:01:23Z

"A woman was presiding over the proceedings. A man would have led it differently. That's why it failed." A Japanese Liberal Democratic Party brass, on the reason why the U.S. congress rejected the bailout bill (And for the record, Japanese Die...

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Hole IN THE fencE

2008-10-03T10:49:32Z

My second orientation was great. I felt like we were actually doing real stuff for once unlike the first orientation. Third selection is now over and there was a new batch of people there. i think there are 4 people from my chapter going (or at le...

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