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Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド

@GearoidReidy
Bloomberg @Opinion columnist. I mostly cover Japan,japanification, softpower and so on. Follow for more “chuhai tweets”. Retweets ≠ endorsements, opinions mine.
Tokyo, Japan
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    Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド
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    Aug 28
    If the world can mistakenly believe Japan’s leader befriended a cockroach, imagine what it can get wrong about the country’s finances. It’s a warning for a country that urgently needs to rethink how it communicates beyond its borders. My latest:
    The (Mostly Fictional) Cockroaches in Japanese Markets
    From bloomberg.com
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    Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド
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    35m
    I was not aware of this and, frankly, would sleep better not knowing about it. The initial earthquake of the devastating 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake - and the multiple, immediate aftershocks. 140,000 killed, all told.
    @noradjapan
    ベルカ宇宙軍
    @noradjapan
    23h
    関東大震災の余震の地図。 明日が関東大震災の発生日であり、防災の日であるので。
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    Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド
    @GearoidReidy
    3h
    softpower
    @McDo_PH
    McDo Philippines
    @McDo_PH
    8h
    🫨Warning: Incoming cuteness overload in every Happy Meal starting September 4 😍✨ #McDoPH #HappyMealPH
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    Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド
    @GearoidReidy
    4h
    I don't think there is a contradiction - they're two sides of the same coin. Precisely because Japan needs more foreign workers, it needs a system that is designed to deal with more immigration, not the piecemeal hodgepodge it could live with when immigrant numbers were low.
    @sharp_writing2
    Andy Sharp
    @sharp_writing2
    12h
    The contradiction at the heart of Japan’s immigration debate is becoming impossible to ignore. Japan needs more foreign workers to plug worsening labor shortages and more tourists to sustain regional economies, yet Kimi Onoda, the minister for "harmonious coexistence," has
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    Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド
    @GearoidReidy
    5h
    JAPAN DEFLATION WATCH
    @lilynonomiya
    Lily Nonomiya
    @lilynonomiya
    6h
    Inflation buster latest—Yokado to lower the price of some food and necessities: