Japan

The Unforeseen Consequences of a North Korean Nuclear Explosion over the North Pacific

3 October 2017

Nuclear Test – George 1 In September 2017 North Korea’s Foreign Minister, Ri Yong Ho, threatened to undertake a very powerful atmospheric nuclear test over the Pacific Ocean. The concerns raised have focused on the radioactive fallout from such an explosion which would affect [read more]

The Great Hanshin (or Kobe) Earthquake – Japan 1995

14 October 2014

The Great Hanshin, or Kobe, Earthquake occurred at 05:46 JST on the 17th January 1995, in the Hyogo Prefecture of Japan. The earthquake measured 7.2 on the Richter scale but was unusually destructive because it occurred so near the surface (14 km down), it caused the south side of the Nojima [read more]

Deflation trap Neoliberalism will struggle to survive if western economies cannot find ways to increase demand

25 September 2014

Andrew Gamble, Professorial Fellow at SPERI 2 September 2014 The European Central Bank has consistently denied that there is any chance of the eurozone falling into deflation. The ‘deceleration of prices’ in recent months has been dismissed as a temporary phenomenon soon to be reversed. [read more]

The World in Crisis

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Japan

The Unforeseen Consequences of a North Korean Nuclear Explosion over the North Pacific

The Great Hanshin (or Kobe) Earthquake – Japan 1995

Deflation trap Neoliberalism will struggle to survive if western economies cannot find ways to increase demand