And no offence to Steve, may he RIP, but the Japanese have been working on this for quite some time ;)http://money.cnn.com/2004/04/06/technology/personaltech/japanese_future.rb/index.htm

I took a BS from Oglethorpe University in Business and Computer science, minored in Japanese Language and Culture, and concentrated in Economics.

For instance, in the Japanese Bubble in the early 1980's, prices droped sharply for a year or two until the government steped in to stabalize them.

That, in turn, helps to support our economy.Those of us who are old enough may recall the hysteria caused by a huge wave of Japanese investment.

If you see a person in bell bottoms and a tie dye shirt, you know that's 70's, and if you see a ranch house with a Japanese inspired entry and a 5/12 or shallower roof, with large windows, situated across almost the entire lot with a large front and back yard and a lot of stone work, you know you're looking at midcentury modern- in my area that puts it firmly in the late 50's to mid 60's.

He invited me to have intercourse with my self and walked off.

With small breeds, this works best...especially docile ones like Shitzus, Japanese Chins and Pekingeses.

The Japanese yen climbed 12 percent against the dollar over the past three months as investors reduced holdings of higher-yielding assets.

Here's a graph of Japanese home prices.

I'm sure the Chinese and/or Japanese would pay us enough to fund the stimulus boondoggle.