Author: Harumi Nakao

　　　　　BOJ Governor Kuroda must be feeling as if he is sitting on a bed of thorns every day. Currently, the yen is weakening even more sharply, at $1.00=Yen 144, and …

　　　　　I would like to speak out against Mr. Kuroda, the Governor of Bank of Japan. While other countries are raising interest rates to counter inflation, I hope that impolitic “zero …

　　　　　Last October, the Kishida Cabinet was inaugurated. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is a very fortunate man. He has been ridiculed as “Mr. Considering” because of the slowness of his decision …

　　　　The Japanese yen hit $1.00=¥134 on June 8th, the weakest in 20 years since April 2002. The yen has depreciated by 19% or 21 yen in six months from $1.00=¥113 …

　　　　　Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is flagrant. The words and actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin are out of the ordinary. We cannot overlook the fact that he is pushing his …

　　　　　Recently I have been asked what is the impact of the “Russian invasion of Ukraine” on maritime containers. I would have to say that there is a certain impact. Countries …

　　　　　Since Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, two million refugees have fled to Poland and other neighboring countries in the snowy weather with only the clothes they happened …

　　　　　The Chinese New Year holidays began on New Year’s Eve January 31st and ended on February 6th. However, container manufacturers will be closed until mid-February as usual. According to China’s …

　　　　　At the end of 2021, we thought COVID-19 pandemic would end with the Delta variant, but the mutant strain discovered in South Africa last November is named as the Omicron …