Japan

A businessman walks past a branch of Japan's mega bank Mizuho Financial Group in Tokyo
December 19, 2008 1937 GMT
An interest rate cut in Japan is unlikely to make much of a difference. [more]
Geopolitical Weekly
Graphic for Geopolitical Intelligence Report
Just as high oil prices reworked the international economic order, low oil prices are now doing the same. [more]
The USS Enterprise (CVN-65) conducts an underway replenishment with the USS Detroit (AOE-4)
November 26, 2008 1319 GMT
Stratfor examines what it takes to build an expeditionary naval force. [more]
Peruvian National Police patrol in Lima, Peru, ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit
The following is an internal Stratfor document produced to provide high-level guidance to our analysts. This document is not a forecast, but rather a series of guidelines for understanding and evaluating events, as well as suggestions on areas for focus. [more]
Peru--Workers Prepare for APEC
Using the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering in Lima as a springboard, the new Russian president is on a quest in Latin America. [more]
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