Ken Mathis Lohatepanont

Tag: Japan

  • Reviving the Economy or Revising the Constitution?

    Reviving the Economy or Revising the Constitution?

    2 September 1945. Its cities flattened, its islands surrounded by hostile forces, and a bloody invasion by its Western nemesis imminent, the Empire of Japan duly surrendered to the United States of America. It was not long before the occupation forces moved in. Eventually, General Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, moved…

  • Japan in Perspective: Economic and Social Issues

    Japan in Perspective: Economic and Social Issues

    What are the challenges surrounding Japan today? Where do they come from and how might we solve them? These are questions that thousands of economists and politicians both inside and outside of Japan are delving into answering, and I think that they are questions that are worth looking into. After all, Japan still has the…