My children. Good at many things, but not so good at understanding economics. My heart sinks whenever I offer to take the family out for dinner and my son asks for sushi. As readers of this blog may infer, he can eat and eat. And eat some more. Even if the sushi is cheap when …
When I was young, my father introduced a holiday of his own invention into our ecosystem: the “Treat Day.” My sister got one per year as I did. The basic idea was that my father, a hard-working guy who often was not at home, would indulge us kids in whatever “treats” we desired for a full …
For many years my wife worked as a journalist in Tokyo. She primarily covered fashion along with some restaurant and tourism coverage. The main magazine she worked for was called S Kawaii which translates to “Super Cute.” As with many Japanese magazines, this one was highly specialized and primarily geared to 16 to 20-year-old girls. Her …
