Gaijin at the gate, vultures overhead

[Taro Toporific]

Barbarians at the gate, vultures overhead
Asia Times/ Sept 23
...To the distress of the Japanese psyche, foreign firms have been particularly active in the buyout market. While the economy as a whole may be floundering, depressed equity markets have made target businesses very affordable and low interest rates...Toshio Tachibana, senior consultant at the Japan Research Institute, thundered recently in an interview with the Yomiuri newspaper, "physical assets in this country should also be owned and managed by the Japanese people as an independent nation. That's the way it should be....."

[Caustic Saint]

Barbarians at the gate, vultures overhead
Asia Times/ Sept 23
...Toshio Tachibana, senior consultant at the Japan Research Institute, thundered recently in an interview with the Yomiuri newspaper, "physical assets in this country should also be owned and managed by the Japanese people as an independent nation. That's the way it should be....."

And for Japan to own and manage assets of other countries, that's the way it should be as well?

[Snapped]

And for Japan to own and manage assets of other countries, that's the way it should be as well?

Yes, but Japan is a unique country so it should be allowed to buy up physical assets in other countries but the same shouldn't happen here.

[blackcat]

as above but im not so polite.

OK fine lets have it the racists way, we hold back our meat/salt/fish/fruit/cheese/....oh you name it!

and they hold back their, cars/dvds/tvs

and these motherfuckers can starve to death

[Big Booger]

China is fast approaching as the second super economy and will overtake Japan in a short time.. I'd say less than 10 years..

1.5+ billion people versus 60 million.. no question who owns the stronger labor force.. and with Japan aging like it is, they will soon loose touch with the rest of the world.. Old timers will want to hold on to the glory days.. and in the end they will cause themselves much trouble.

Why would anyone want to invest in Japan to begin with? China, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, that is where the money and growth is at.. Japan is like an ailing bull that needs to be put down.

[Caustic Saint]

Related to BB's comments about SK & China (And Ultra's thread about Sony wanting Samsung's table scraps), is this article about Samsung investing heavily in China. "Samsung to make China main base for PC, screen production" says the headline.

Why is it that the rest of the world gets it, but Japan doesn't? Japan's days of economic power and xenophobia are numbered. Soon will come the day where they simply can't do it all themselves. Already a lot of production of Japanese goods is done outside of Japan. For Sony to be going after Samsung's leftovers is very, very telling. I still consider Sony to be higher quality, but not by much. Samsung is doing everything they can to get to (if not surpass) Sony's level. I have a feeling that day's not far away. People buy Sony based on the name and reputation. What'll happen to them when somebody with a better reputation comes along?

[Big Booger]

Precisely,
Sony, Toshiba, Fujitsu, et al will be begging for the leftovers once the competition hits their ability to produce quality goods at a cheaper price. Which would you buy, the over-inflated Sony MD, or the comparable yet cheaper Samsung model? It is a no brainer for me! They need to learn to play ball as a team, before they are benched for life.

[kamome]

Why would anyone want to invest in Japan to begin with?

Resale value. Buy low, sell high like Ripplewood. Or get in on a profitable business, like Vodaphone did with J-Phone.

There still are gems in Japan even if China is destined to overtake Japan as the economic power in Asia.

[ramchop]

1.5+ billion people versus 60 million.. no question who owns the stronger labor force.. and with Japan aging like it is....

With the one baby policy, how is the Chinese population aging? Might be OK at the moment, but looking a bit further into the future doesn't it seem that China is set for a shitload of Japan's current problem?

(or am I way behind the times and has China dispensed with this obscene policy?)