Consumer spending, together with domestic investment spending, are leaving the Japanese economy a little less dependent on exports. Over the past decade, Japan has been notoriously unable to develop a self-sustaining recovery. We're gradually getting out of that rut. David Cohen
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![[The rise in oil prices] wouldn't be quite as calamitous in Japan as it would in the U.S., where the people are more energy-dependent, ... Even though Japan may be efficient in its use of oil, like everyone else it still crimps your monthly budget. They're paying more for gasoline, so they're not immune to that. - David Cohen Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1RoZSByaXNlIGluIG9pbCBwcmljZXNdIHdvdWxkbid0IGJlIHF1aXRlIGFzIGNhbGFtaXRvdXMgaW4gSmFwYW4gYXMgaXQgd291bGQgaW4gdGhlIFUuUy4sIHdoZXJlIHRoZSBwZW9wbGUgYXJlIG1vcmUgZW5lcmd5LWRlcGVuZGVudCwgLi4uIEV2ZW4gdGhvdWdoIEphcGFuIG1heSBiZSBlZmZpY2llbnQgaW4gaXRzIHVzZSBvZiBvaWwsIGxpa2UgZXZlcnlvbmUgZWxzZSBpdCBzdGlsbCBjcmltcHMgeW91ciBtb250aGx5IGJ1ZGdldC4gVGhleSdyZSBwYXlpbmcgbW9yZSBmb3IgZ2Fzb2xpbmUsIHNvIHRoZXkncmUgbm90IGltbXVuZSB0byB0aGF0LiA=&author=ICBEYXZpZCBDb2hlbiAgICA=&num=2 "[The rise in oil prices] wouldn't be quite as calamitous in Japan as it would in the U.S., where the people are more energy-dependent, ... Even though Japan may be efficient in its use of oil, like everyone else it still crimps your monthly budget. They're paying more for gasoline, so they're not immune to that. - David Cohen Quotes")