The French are the winners of the ukiyo-e trade It is well known that Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints had a strong influence on the history of French art. Ukiyo-e is said to have arrived in France… 2015-11-24 Noriyuki Morimoto The Philosophy of Fukushima On 11 March 2011, a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the Tohoku region. Did this an open a chasm beyond the reach of human reasoning? Is it a chasm … 2015-11-09 Noriyuki Morimoto Fukushima and the Role of the Media No one can deny that creating needless fears may induce collective behaviour based on group psycology, which may increase the risk of worsening the si… 2015-10-26 Noriyuki Morimoto Fukushima and the economics of the price of life Despite its unethical aspect, it is inevitable to take people’s lives into account when making economic calculations. If standards for some types of d… 2015-10-13 Noriyuki Morimoto The pointlessness of Japan Post Bank’s asset management company concept Japan Post Bank is planning to establish a new asset management company, as a joint venture with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank and Nomura Holdings, to en… 2015-09-28 Noriyuki Morimoto Japan Post has More Value than Japan Post Bank Does the allocation of businesses between Japan Post Bank and Japan Post make sense in the first place? The Postal Service Privatization Act, which se… 2015-09-07 Noriyuki Morimoto Japan Post Bank Should Try to Become an Investment Company Even if Japan Post Bank lacks value as a bank, it might be able to create value as an investor. In fact, Japan Post Bank is aiming to secure stable in… 2015-08-24 Japan Post Bank Lacks Value as a Bank If a bank’s essential function is to finance individuals and corporations, i.e. to use deposits to create credit, the current Japan Post Bank cannot b… 2015-08-10 Noriyuki Morimoto What Cannot Be Bought Cannot Be Priced While multiple factors are likely to be causing the prolonged stagnation in the Japanese stock market, one major factor seems to be the companies’ neg… 2015-07-27 Noriyuki Morimoto The Banks’ Imminent Crisis Overall Interest Rate Spread at 0.11% According to the Japanese Bankers Association, the average overall interest rate spread of 116 Japanese banks i… 2015-07-13 Noriyuki Morimoto «1…222324
