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EARTHQUAKE AFTERSHOCK HITS JAPAN 114,000 EVACUATED
[Japan earthquake] Late last night at roughly 11:15pm yesterday evening Japan was struck by an earthquake that measured 7.1 on the Richter Scale that sent evacuation orders for 114,000 people due to the risk of a tsunami in the northeastern coast of Japan. It was reported that 30 people were injured as a result. Although the earthquake did not strike Japan directly as it struck 40 to 50 miles away in the sea at a depth of roughly 30 miles of the coast of Aomori Prefecture (ma

Michael Thervil
Dec 9, 20252 min read


CHINA FURIOUS: JAPAN PM SANAE TAKAICHI MISCALCULATED STATEMENT ON TAIWAN
[Sanae Takaichi China Taiwan Japan] As of late the remarks about Japan's position on the Chinese territory of Taiwan by the new Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi has prompted China to fortify its stance on not only Taiwan, but the diplomatic relationship between China and Japan. With China recently issuing a travel freeze on Japan, both Japan's tourism sector and stock market took a nosedive. It is estimated because of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks, J

Michael Thervil
Nov 17, 20252 min read


JAPAN'S NEW PRIME MINISTER: SANAE TAKAICHI
[Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi] Today, Japan has reached a rare milestone in politics, as it has elected its first female Prime Minister by the name of Sanae Takaichi of the Conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi graduated from the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management in the mid to late 1980’s and secured an internship with American Representative Patricia Schroeder (Colorado). 64-year-old Sanae Takaichi not only projects

Michael Thervil
Oct 21, 20253 min read


JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER SHIGERU ISHIBA STEPS DOWN
[Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba] 68-year-old Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba who took office last October has decided to step down for two reasons which range from the lack of Japanese voter confidence in his ability to lead Japan in these changing times and secondly, if he didn’t agree to step down, this would lead the Liberal Democratic Party to forcefully remove him from office.

Michael Thervil
Sep 8, 20253 min read


JAPAN ANNOUNCES NEW AFRICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
[Japan African free trade agreement] Yesterday at the Tokyo International Conference On African Development (TICAD) Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced that Japan would engage in a free trade partnership with Africa. To accomplish this, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stated that Japan would foster an Economic Zone linking Japan to Africa through the Indian ocean.

Michael Thervil
Aug 21, 20253 min read


JAPAN’S DECLINING BIRTH RATE A NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT
[Japan birth rate] When it comes to geopolitics, one of the reason why Japan has consistently failed to resist American pressure is due to its declining birth rate. If not resolved will lead to the demise of the people and culture of Japan in the foreseeable future.

Michael Thervil
Aug 13, 20253 min read


CULTURE: JAPAN’S GRAND SUMO WRESTLING
Move over WWF and WWE, Sumo Wrestling is where it is at. Believe it or not, Sumo Wrestling is not only still a thing but it’s the national sport of Japan. Although Sumo Wrestling competition occur throughout the year in Japan in the months of January, march, July, September, and November. This month the Japanese sport is have its Grand Sumo Wrestling competition in Ryogoku, Kokugikan near the sumo museum; which officially start on May 11th and is set to end on May 25th.

Michael Thervil
May 15, 20253 min read


JAPAN: BLUFFING IN THE BOND MARKET
The question that needs to be answered is why wait to see what Trump Administration does regarding trade tariffs when countries like Japan who hold over $1 trillion dollars of U.S. Bonds have the power to stop President Trump's tariff war in the palm of their hands? If that’s not enough leverage, there is China who holds roughly $765 billion in U.S. Bonds and has to ability to add a combined $1.865 billion worth of additional pressure on the Trump Administration to stop their

Michael Thervil
May 5, 20253 min read


JAPAN: AMERICAN CARS DON’T FIT IN
[Japan American cars don’t fit] One of the talking points of American President Donald Trump was that many countries have been “ripping America off” when it comes to trade. It seems like everyone in the world knows it's not true for the exception of Donald Trump. A prime example of this would be the automotive industry in Japan.

Michael Thervil
Apr 29, 20253 min read


TOKYO SEX INDUSTRY FOR FOREIGNERS ONLY
[Tokyo sex industry] there are a lot of countries having financial problems and Japan is just another country amongst them. With that being said, it’s a no-brainer that when a country is having financial difficulties, those same financial difficulties get passed down to the people of that country. For those that have two income providers in the home, they get the opportunity to somewhat skate by if they budget right.

Michael Thervil
Apr 29, 20253 min read


NISSAN MERGING WITH HONDA & MITSUBISHI EQUALS OPTIMISM
NISSAN MERGING WITH HONDA & MITSUBISHI EQUALS OPTIMISM Written by Michael Thervil

Michael Thervil
Dec 25, 20242 min read




BULLISH ON BILLIONS: DONALD TRUMP & SOFTBANK CEO MASAYOSHI SON
BULLISH ON BILLIONS: DONALD TRUMP & SOFTBANK CEO MASAYOSHI SON Written by Michael Thervil

Michael Thervil
Dec 17, 20242 min read


数十億ドルに強気:ドナルド・トランプ氏とソフトバンクCEO孫正義氏
数十億ドルに強気:ドナルド・トランプ氏とソフトバンクCEO孫正義氏 著者 マイケル・サーヴィル

Michael Thervil
Dec 17, 20242 min read


日産は閉鎖の危機に瀕していますか?たぶんしません。
日産は閉鎖の危機に瀕していますか?たぶんしません。 著者マイケル・サーヴィル

Michael Thervil
Dec 2, 20244 min read
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