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Honestly most people will get more radiation from the plane trip than from the stay. Tourism is down a bit from Fukushima but down a lot from the USD/JPY. Fire up the presses!
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Posted in: Gov't, DPJ settle on tax increase plan See in context
Color me naive, but on the one hand Japan complains about a strong Yen, on the other hand it needs to raise money to pay for Tohoku reconstruction. Why not just print 11T new Yen and pass those crisp notes out to the construction workers?
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How does that compare to Japan at present ?
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