Reads

• Konichi-Vaule - BOJ's forced interest hike that could wreak havoc on Japan's Zombie Companies

• The Asahi Shinbun - PM Kishida vows unprecedented scope of steps to lift the birthrate, but gives little concrete policies

• Retire Japan - The new eternal NISA | Retire Japan has a great piece on where he goes through what the updated Japanese tax-free stock account will entail

• Konichi-Value[$] - [Stock-Analysis] Takashimaya: Is Japan's Most Well-Known Retailer Set to Capitalize on the Country's Recovering Economy?

• Financial Times: Alibaba founder Jack Ma living in Tokyo since China’s tech crackdown

• Saltwire - Tokyo makes solar panels mandatory for new homes built after 2025

• Asia Century Stocks - Anime is hotter than ever, thanks to online streaming services

• Kevin Drum - Be careful when you read foreign news on events in Japan

Videos

• Polymatter - The interesting story on why Japan has an abundance on houses

• Dogen - Most accurate video I’ve seen on Japanese business meetings

• The Swedish Investor - The five steps on becoming a true value investor

• Wow_Mao - Imagine if China Conquered Japan for 400 years: A lighthearted short-clip on how perspectives can change our views

• Spectacles - A lesson in how dictatorships can become thriving democracies from our neighbors in Taiwan

Podcasts

• Disrupting Japan - The forgotten mistake that killed Japan’s software industry:

• Konichi-Value - The story of the biggest bubble-burst in history: