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long read, but he argues that the Japan CPI went up http://www.financialsensearchive.com/fsu/editorials/amerman/2009/0318.html http://www.financialsensearchive.

• seanmcdirmid 11y ago
  Definitely not written by someone living in Japan. Here: http://www.tradingeconomics.com/japan/inflation-cpi http://www.tradingeconomics.com/japan/inflation-cpi You can say they have had net inflation if you pick your time range correctly, but the graph shows spurts of deflation followed by spurts of deparate inflation via QE that doesn't solve the deflation. Google "Japan deflation" today and you'll get articles from yesterday describing how they are still trying to fight this problem.
  • wintersFright 11y ago
    will read - thanks