Just another Oil Shokku
It is widely assumed that Japan is better prepared than the rest of the developed world to accommodate rising crude oil prices. After all, didn't Japan wean itself away from imported petroleum following the first and second of the big oil shocks (or, as the Japanese say, "shokku") in 1973 and 1980? Hasn't oil consumption fallen steadily from its peak in…
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