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Japan's collision course

MARCUS GEE

From Saturday's Globe and Mail

TOKYO — It all comes down to the two inevitables, says Kenneth Courtis: death and taxes. Mr. Courtis, an investment banker and veteran observer of Asian economies, is at his usual table in his favourite Tokyo hotel, the Okura, talking about the troubles that threaten Japan's future – and by extension, the world's. Those troubles don't get much press these days.

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