"The Catastrophe at Fukushima Has Launched a Series of Democratic Movements"
In Fukushima, Life Remains a Daily Combat
The Catastrophe at Fukushima: TEPCO Begins its Confession
Five innocents condemned to death
Albert Camus on Hiroshima. War journal of 8 August 1945
The Choice Between "Hell and Reason"
At Fukushima, a Serious Radioactive Leak
Fukushima, Fears are Confirmed
"To Work at Fukushima, You Have to Be Ready to Die"
Death Still Hangs Over Fukushima
Uncertainty as to the Risk of Contamination
A Terrible Race Against the Clock
"Stop Erdogan!"
The Cease-Fire Destroyed By U.S. Bombing
Israeli Cruelty Kills Prisoners
Hollande is Satisfied with his International Politics
Historic Ceasefire in Colombia
The United States in Total Support of the Turkish Offensive
Benin’s Cultural Treasures far from their Native Land
Erdogan vs Gülen: From Religious Idyll To “Treason“
The Fate of Syria will be Decided in Aleppo
Turkey: HDP’s Eyyup Doru – "What we need is democracy and freedom"
Thousands of Judges under Arrest
65.3 Million People Displaced Worldwide
ORIGINAL FRENCH ARTICLE: Moody’s baisse la note de crédit du Japon
Moody’s lowers Japan’s credit rating
Translated Saturday 27 August 2011, by and reviewed by Henry Crapo
With their rating brought down to Aa3, three notches below AAA, Japan has been placed under increased pressure. In spite of the difficulties the country faces, the markets want to submit it to greater austerity.
The ratings agency justifies its decision as follows: “Over the past five years, frequent changes in administrations have prevented the government from implementing long-term economic and fiscal strategies as effective and durable policies”.
In response, the Japanese government has announced a series of measures to counter the strength of the yen, one of which is a 100 billion dollar (69 billion euro) credit facility, over one year, to encourage Japanese businesses to make foreign investments, and an increased surveillance of the foreign exchange market. Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda hopes to thus curb the rise of the yen, seen as a safe investment in the context of investors’ distrust of any risky assets.
