I notice that my japanese history-classes were years ago… I forgot so much, quite interesting reading about it ;)

manomio has submitted Commodore 64 for iPhone: tr.im/p8O3 - unfortunately we’ve initially been rejected. pls retweet! (via @manomio)

and boosting employment will not help reducing child poverty in #Japan because only 2% live in a household w/no earner & 49% in one w/only 1

Child poverty is in #Japan higher than that of the #OECD average (in 2000 14.3% compared to 12.2%)

Btw. the source of the last tweet is “OECD Economic Surveys: Japan” from 2006

“In 1986, the personal income tax had 15rates, with a top rate of 70%. In 1999, it was reduced to only four, with a top rate of 37%.” #japan