Europoors prepare to flee and Japan death spirals

Episode • Oct 23, 2024 • 1h 29m

A: Japan

Office occupancy rises, flow of people around business districts reaches 80% of pre covid numbers.
Book stores disappear at a rate of 1 a day. 70% expected to die in the next 30 years.
Thai nationals arrested for stealing copper cables
匿名・流動型犯罪グループ “tokuryu” crime groups breaking into houses in the Kanto area, assaulting people and stealing money.
Netflix raises prices in Japan, 1590JPY for standard (existing subscribers can maintain 990JPY rate for now). Asahi beer price rises 5-8% April next year.
“Kachi-kumi” average salaries rise to 20mil JPY/ year. Itouchu, Mitsubishi shouji, Mitsui bussan. Up from 14mil in 2015.
Japan records 7th straight quarter of trading deficits. (3 trillion JPY).

B: Bitcoin ~49mins

C: World News ~1hr 19min

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