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Like ahorbinski, I'm often iffy on coverage of Japan by the New York Times, and the article she points to on the continuing social effects of Japan's persistent deflation is indeed a mixed bag: some stock reportage, some digging deeper. But it fits right in with a couple other links I've been meaning to post, such as this other report about Japan's still lost generation (via) as a possible model of what happens during long-term economic stagnation, and men turning into grass-eaters.

Almost as fascinating+depressing as reading about the mortgage industry crisis part deux: breaking the chain of titles. I leave linking that to elsewhere: "Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery."

So as a pick-me-up, I linked to this a few years ago, but I remember it fondly enough to do so again: Flight Attendant Dance.

---L.

Date: 21 October 2010 01:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jennifergale.livejournal.com
Dance: fantastic

Hadn't heard about the "grass-eater" thing...fascinating. Not completely dissimilar to what's going on, here, with the post-2008 graduate scene. Things are so dang grim. Some parents get it, and some don't... will be interesting to see how the history books write up this period of history.

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