According to Richard Duncan (the author of that book I mentioned), Japan is never going to be back up, 'cause the same Japanese organizations are outsourcing their Car manufacturing to China (one example) already and so are some of their other industry related operations...Your take on Deflation and Depression is something I support Totally.

A few Hispanics maybe 10 Chinese,, a few Japanese ( my best friend was Japanese) then I would go to your fair town and I learned about segregation on steroids.

The US government doesn't need the Chinese or Japanese to purchase our national debt.

They are efficient and don't take up floor space, They are Fitsibishi or some Japanese name that starts with an F.

For example, a Japanese steakhouse most likely would require some different features and/or layout.Maybe I am jumping the gun and overthinking all of this but any advice or input would be greatly appreciated.

As a follow-up to the above, for home mortgages the 3 major Japanese banks have lowered 10-year fixed rates to 1.05%, with some of the internet banks such as Sony offering even more competitive rates at 0.05% variable rate.

Moneypenny, I wouldn't rather buy a Honda or Toyota, I would rather buy American, if they had the longevity and the reliability of the Japanese vehicles.

I have been fortunate to visit many Asian countries and befriend a great many filipino, japanese, korean, thai, and vietnamese during my stay in Hawaii.

So, all in all, unless there is a change political will to bypass lobbyists in decision making, it is hard to see change.Moving on to Hydrogen fuel cells for energy to drive cars and energy production is something Japan and Japanese automakers are pushing for.

It wasn't until the advent of manufactured trusses that 'wide open spaces' became commonplace (Although some of the building techniques in Japanese architecture and borrowed in very high-end bungalow architecture had some incredibly innovative ways to create open spaces, but I digress...)Before removing walls in any structure, you should consult a professional... especially if some dumbass wholesaler is telling you that the brick siding means that there are no load bearing walls!