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Manga Nihon Keizai Nyuumon

Manga Nihon Keizai Nyuumon

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They are burning Japanese cars in Detroit. The top management at Toyosan Motors must decide whether to begin offshore production of its cars in the U.S. But our hero Mr. Kudo fears that offshore production will devastate the numerous local subcontractors of Toyosan, leading to a hollowing out of the auto industry in Japan, leaving only a financial shell. The American color TV industry has already suffered such a fate. The villain, Mr. Tsugawa, calls Kudo a wimp and sees a splendid opportunity for union busting. Will our hero prevail? Thus begins the first episode of this rollicking yet incisive introduction to the world economy from the Japanese point of view. Other episodes treat the appreciation of the yen, the impact of the 1970s oil shocks, deficit financing, the internationalization of business and banking, and the post-industrial future of Japan and the Pacific Rim. The book is an English edition of volume 1 of Manga Nihon Keizai Nyumon, originally published in 1986 by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, the Japanese equivalent of the Wall Street Journal. It is based on a serious introductory text put out by the newspaper and is packed with informative charts and facts. When the comic book was first published in Japan, it was an immediate best-seller, selling over 550,000 copies in less than a year. The stories in the book reflect Japan's national mood during the "Japanese miracle" and into the 1980s economic bubble: apprehension and optimism jostle one another, and there is a sense of national self-pity. The book also reflects a deep suspicion of politics and bureaucrats. The prime minister appears more worried about his government's popularity than about taking the right economic course. Ultimately, the employees at Toyosan Motors demonstrate that the success of the Japanese economy will not depend on natural resources or politics but on business practices that are ethical, socially responsible, and forward-looking (Source: University of California Press)

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics

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Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics collects every issue of the original Generation 1 Transformers manga published in the pages of TV Magazine. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prologue (2 issues, 05/85-06/85) Hundreds of thousands of years ago there existed a highly-advanced planet called Cybertron. The planet was controlled by two factions of super robot lifeforms: the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Their endless war drained Cybertron of all its energy, leading to both factions leaving the planet in search of new energy sources. Their battle raged on, eventually reaching the vicinity of prehistoric Earth. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (8 issues, 04/86-11/86) Trouble is brewing in Tokyo, Japan – Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker are on the attack, out to pillage energy and cause some general destruction. But the Autobots have pursued their foes to Japan, and Optimus Prime, Smokescreen, Wheeljack, Trailbreaker and Sideswipe speed onto the scene, just in time for Prime to transform and save a young boy named Kenji. The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers (5 issues, 12/86-04/87) Responding to an SOS, an Autobot team consisting of Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, Kup, Blurr, Springer and Arcee head into space at full speed, and discover the spaceship that sent the call for help held prisoner by another. The Great Transformer War (3 issues, 04/87-07/87) (aka Transformers: Big War) The Decepticons have captured Dalton, a brilliant scientist from the planet Elan, but he is refusing to work with them, and the Aerialbots and Protectobots are already on their way towards Trypticon to rescue him. "Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!" (special, 08/87) With White Leo and Rodimus Prime away, the Decepticons and their Beastformer allies make another attempt to conquer planet Beast. Transformers: The Headmasters (8 issues, 08/87-03/88) As the Autobots and the recently-arrived Autobot Headmasters ruminate on the current state of play – the death of Optimus Prime, their base on the planet Athenia, the power of the Headmasters – Galvatron leads the Decepticon Headmasters in a plot to destroy Battleship Maximus. Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (12 issues, 04/88-03/89) (aka Transformers: Masterforce) After the events of The Headmasters, the Autobots and Decepticons have departed Earth... or have they? Transformers: Victory (10 issues, 04/89-01/90) The Victory War begins as Star Saber and Deathsaurus face-off on Earth! Transformers: Zone (special, 04/90) When nine of the most powerful Decepticons are gathered together under the rule of Violen Jiger, Autobot Powered Master Dai Atlas must step forward to prevent them from acquiring the power of the mystical Zodiac. Transformers: The Battlestars (special, 08/91) Super Megatron attempts to pillage energon from an oil rig, only to be confronted by Star Convoy! (Information collected from Transformers Wiki and TFArchives).