Rare Price Hikes in Japan Come with an Apology

In Japan’s Slow Economy, Rare Price Rise Prompts Surplus of Remorse by JONATHAN SOBLE

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/19/business/international/japan-economy-deflation-prices.html

Bill Gates recommends the following book:

The Power to Compete: An Economist and an Entrepreneur on Revitalizing Japan in the Global Economy

https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/The-Power-to-Compete