THis episode of the Global Research news Hour features s look at the recent economic and geopolitical atmosphere surrounding Japan. In this conversation, Japan-based journalist, broadcaster and commentator James Corbett elaborates on Jpan's historical background going back to World War 2, he speaks of the origin of the Asian flu and the recession which plagues the island nation to this day, he talks about the Fukushima disaster, and he explains Japan's recent actions in the context of a new government, the US-Asian pivot, and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).