Nikkei Asian Review (December 9)
“Overall, Japan’s preparations for 2020 are in chaos. But memories are short, and it is worth remembering that this is roughly the same thing that happened in the run-up to the previous Tokyo Olympic Games, held in 1964.” But history does not always repeat itself and “if the Olympic effort turns out to be as much of a travesty as the Toyosu venture, the second Tokyo Olympics will not turn out well.”
Wall Street Journal (December 8)
“Donald Trump is Lady Gaga.” He is also Andy Warhol. “He is a performance artist. He is challenging what we think is normal—first for a presidential campaign and now for the presidency.” Trump is no mere entertainer. “Performance artists challenge, subvert and alter. They may be slightly crazy, but they’re crazy serious, though usually a little unclear about where they’re going.”
