Day 1,595: flood back, palpable

Foreign investors flood back. Then a few years later they retreat, cold and disappointed. Is this latest promised dawn any different?

It really could be. Two external shocks and two internal shifts have coincided to change the landscape for the Japanese economy. The most palpable shock has to do with prices.

Will Japan rediscover its dynamism?

Artwork of the day 
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John Leech
Style: Romanticism
Series: Pictures of Life and Character
Genre: illustration

Word of the day 
flood back: to return or come back in large numbers or with force, often in a sudden or overwhelming manner
palpable: so obvious that it can easily be seen or known, or (of a feeling) so strong that it seems as if it can be touched or physically felt

Quote of the day
“But I also say this: that light is an invitation to happiness, and that happiness, when it's done right, is a kind of holiness, palpable and redemptive. ”

― Mary Oliver