The fiscal cliff has been getting most of the media attention these days.  And when not fretting over U.S. political gridlock, investors have turned their attention to Europe. But the real crisis brewing—and the one that no one seems to notice—is in Japan.  The land of the rising sun is a ticking time bomb, and...Read More

I read a fact this week that I never expected to read in my lifetime: “The Japanese government is expected to announce Wednesday that the country recorded its first annual trade deficit since 1980″ (see ” End of Era for Japan’s Exports “). Trade deficit? Japan? Japan’s economy has been a slow-motion train wreck for...Read More