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Portugal Vol.6
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Jun Niimi, Ambassador of Japan to the Portuguese Republic, shared a few words about Japanese Startups participation in this Web Summit edition and the strong connection between IT companies and the Japanese industry. @Fujitsu_Global #fujitsu #WebSummit #Lisbon pic.twitter.com/QskE1qrYXA
— Fujitsu Portugal (@FujitsuPortugal) November 6, 2019
Two of Fujitsu accelerator team members, Kiyoshi Anzai and Hirofumi Ukita, explain the main goals behind the StartUp incubator and how they helped over 70 small businesses scale to enterprise environments. @Fujitsu_Global #Fujitsu #WebSummit #Lisbon pic.twitter.com/JGvPihQ9XS
— Fujitsu Portugal (@FujitsuPortugal) November 6, 2019
Discover the best moments of Fujitsu’s presence on the first day of Web Summit.
Meet us at our booth and find out more about Co-creation and our Startup Program “Fujitsu Startup Accelerator Program.” @Fujitsu_Global #fujitsu #WebSummit #Lisbon pic.twitter.com/aHnuYYwSnp
— Fujitsu Portugal (@FujitsuPortugal) November 6, 2019
We challenged 5 StartUps to give us a 10 seconds pitch about their ideas and sure they are ready to change the world for the best. @Fujitsu_Global #Fujitsu #WebSummit #Lisbon pic.twitter.com/ROxEkkda0h
— Fujitsu Portugal (@FujitsuPortugal) November 6, 2019
Charles Pecheux, from Fujitsu, took a Tuk Tuk tour and told us about his arrival in Lisbon. Like us, he’s also very excited about this Web Summit experience. @Fujitsu_Global #Fujitsu #WebSummit #Lisbon pic.twitter.com/3Q9D4osba0
— Fujitsu Portugal (@FujitsuPortugal) November 7, 2019
Japan Embassy in Portugal ! Welcome Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 pic.twitter.com/rL1I7sTyIk
— antonio silva (@antonio89089607) June 30, 2021
https://twitter.com/clubedelisboa/status/1361318976635211778
A #book handover ceremony in #Portugal. We thank you for the kind cooperation of the Japanese Embassy and the #Catholic_University_of_Portugal :#UniversidadeCatólicaPortuguesa.
Hope you will enjoy reading books about #Japan!#booklover #Library #bookdonation pic.twitter.com/iRTdBdR4Xq— READ JAPAN PROJECT: The Nippon Foundation (@ReadJapan_TNF) January 19, 2021
📅SAVE THE DATE: WAVEC ANNUAL SEMINAR 2021| 30 NOVEMBER 2021
This year´s edition in #collaboration with the Embassy of #Japan in Portugal. Registration link soon available👉https://t.co/eJwXEOABIw#portugaljapao #renewableenergy #blueeconomy #offshorewind #WavECSeminar2021 pic.twitter.com/s296Lpn0I3— WavEC (@WavecOfficial) May 25, 2021
Sharing our experience in using #RPAS for #maritime #surveillance as well as our combined #eucooperation on #coastguard functions at the second global coastguard summit in Japan. pic.twitter.com/2L8uXzYXAd
— EMSA Maritime Safety (@EMSA_LISBON) November 20, 2019
https://twitter.com/velibike/status/1142746721367273472
https://twitter.com/KjeldDuits/status/1358083461945327616
Sergio sufrió un duro revés a tres meses de comenzar los juegos olímpicos de Tokyo en Portugal, en el que su caballo le pisó y le destrozó el pie. Esta lesión fue muy dura a nivel físico y mental.#agricultura #ganaderia #MaestrosDelCampohttps://t.co/i6M67s2DG6
— Maestros del Campo (@maestroscampo) December 2, 2021
Tempura. ¿Conoces su origen o historia? Esta técnica japonesa de cocina deliciosa y crujiente tiene su origen en Portugal. ¿Quieres saber más? https://t.co/xswItyWD7D #Tempura #Derechupete
— Recetas de rechupete (@derechupete) October 13, 2021
Tempura. ¿Conoces su origen o historia? Esta técnica japonesa de cocina deliciosa y crujiente tiene su origen en Portugal. ¿Quieres saber más? https://t.co/xswItyWD7D #Tempura #Derechupete
— Recetas de rechupete (@derechupete) September 13, 2021
Portugal, tot i no estar entre les grans reconegudes a nivell gastronòmic ha aportat moltes coses que han quedat ensombrejades per la cuina francesa o la italiana. O en aquest cas, l'error habitual conforme la tempura és d'origen xinès o japonès. pic.twitter.com/RVQaRc0IFq
— Jayce, la chica del cascabel🐈 (@Jaycestudio) December 14, 2020
Você sabe o que aquela delícia do Tempurá, Japão, Portugal e quaresma têm em comum? Vem que o #HistóriaDasPalavras te conta! pic.twitter.com/DYgE954TN4
— Canal History Brasil (@CanalHistory) March 11, 2019
Hier kommen die Klassiker der #Kulinarik aus #Japan. Aber aufgepasst: #Sushi ist nicht immer mit Fisch gekrönt und wer hätte gedacht, dass #Tempura ursprünglich aus Portugal kommt? #reisenEXCLUSIV klärt auf.https://t.co/hpHtVICK7C pic.twitter.com/7gU7uFXtqj
— reisen EXCLUSIV (@reisenEXCLUSIV) February 2, 2021
Neste painel em Tóquio conseguem apresentar Tempura sem referir Portugal…a embaixada portuguesa no Japão devia apresentar um protesto formal por este revisionismo histórico-gastronómico vergonhoso pic.twitter.com/CN9HvRZFKV
— João_D (@Joao_Bx) June 8, 2019
What country introduced the idea of batter frying to Japan? If you guessed Portugal, you're right. The unique Japanese version became tempura. pic.twitter.com/LYe4ADiYzW
— Umi Steakhouse (@USteakhouse) February 4, 2019
Tempura: How a fried Portuguese classic became a staple of Japanese cuisine https://t.co/G1So96TYg5 via @SCMPNews #Tempura is synonymous with Japan, but what diners in Japanese restaurants may not realise is that tempura originated in #Portugal pic.twitter.com/yt4ziUPpYm
— Visit Portugal (@visitportugal) January 19, 2021
Did you know that Portugal played a role in the creation of Japanese tempura?? 🇵🇹https://t.co/Dmg3sh7TB4
— Big7Travel (@BigSevenTravel) July 29, 2021
The words for "tempura" and "vindaloo" come from … Portugal? Here are 10 surprising signature foods that @sesquiotic notes have borrowed names: https://t.co/drllGekvLQ pic.twitter.com/hfyC64iyZF
— The Week (@TheWeek) March 25, 2019
How Tempura Evolved From a Portuguese Staple to a Japanese Art #Portugal #Japan https://t.co/hVhlmMb5ZV
— #fintechPortugal by FTP fintech . partners (@FintechPortugal) September 30, 2021
Takahiro Sakaeda demonstrates how to make tempura, a beloved Japanese dish by way of Portugal. https://t.co/sgrlyVncZY pic.twitter.com/imwW4jptwP
— MUNCHIES (@munchies) January 17, 2021
The truth about Japanese tempura…https://t.co/WOGXtzmNHg#Portugal#Alentejo#LuxuryLifeStyle#winetasting#Foodie
— HFR Wine Boutique Resort (@HerdadeFozdaRep) December 5, 2021
#HFRresort – Japanese #Tempura Isn’t Japanese https://t.co/svjCQP6DUh via @YouTube#Portugal #Foodie #Gourmet
— HFR Wine Boutique Resort (@HerdadeFozdaRep) August 10, 2019
What if we told you that #tempura is not Japanese and that it actually originated in #Portugal? These and other world foods you didn't know were Portuguese, on Taste of Lisboa's latest article: https://t.co/gn5AiidiUm #tasteoflisboa #portuguesefood #visitportugal #thisisportugal pic.twitter.com/9FQFmfCOaO
— Taste of Lisboa (@tasteoflisboa) December 2, 2019
The influence of this country is felt all around the world!#DYK that the famous Japanese tempura dish originated from Portugal!?
Feliz Dia de Portugal! 🇵🇹❤️🇪🇺 #FelizDiadePortugal from #DiscoverEU #EUSolidarityCorps and #ErasmusPlus! pic.twitter.com/tJSUUkpEIg— European Youth ❤️🇪🇺 (@EuropeanYouthEU) June 10, 2020
Our #Lisbon bureau chief, @CeliaPedroso, shares her recipe for peixinhos da horta, green beans deep-fried in a batter, a classic Portuguese snack or starter (and the inspiration for Japanese tempura): https://t.co/kLbaRZzYRf
— Culinary Backstreets (@CBackstreets) May 13, 2020
https://twitter.com/hfhotels/status/1237732619149869062
⛩Tempura(天ぷら, Japanese fritters)🍤
Tempura of a Japanese food are Portugal is the origin.
It is brought to Japan by Portuguese missionaries at the 16th century.#Japan #Japanese #Fritters #JapaneseFood #JapaneseCulture #Portugal #Tempura #GoodFood pic.twitter.com/heS1rs3Pt0— SHIKIBU in Osaka, Japan🇯🇵, & I'm an iOS app dev. (@SHIKIBU_Automat) January 14, 2019
Our latest podcast — Japanese tempura, its Portugese origins and how it became high culinary art https://t.co/RzJGlvg3Ya via @scmpnews @AlkiraReinfrank #podcast #japan #portugal
— Bernice Chan (@BernUnitHK) January 4, 2021
“Pan” is the Japanese word for bread (which is said to have come from Portugal in the 16th century). Just like many other great things in Japan, it was imported, incorporated and developed in its own way: anpan, melon pan, yakisoba pan (fried-noodle bread) and so on. https://t.co/vxLRWW2nMC
— ISHIGAKI Tomoaki 石垣友明 (@TomoakiIshigaki) June 10, 2020
【QUIZ】Japan Quiz Series No.2
What country is believed to have introduced the battered and deep-fried fish and vegetable dish, Tempura (天ぷら) to Japan?
a) Portugal
b) United States
c) France
d) China pic.twitter.com/dX13Py9ZQf— 在バンクーバー日本国総領事館 (@JapanCons_vanc) August 5, 2019
These are pastel de nata – transferred from Portugal to Macao in a gross act of cultural appropriation. Portugal's colonialism & discovery left its mark in language too. 'Vindaloo' for instance, and 'Tempura' in Japanese – though 'Arigatō' is *not* derived from 'obrigado'. https://t.co/M52CrexxsR
— David Jones 🤦♂️ (@askdavidjones) November 21, 2019
Chouriço shokupan (Japan meets Portugal again) #ChemistsWhoCook pic.twitter.com/RqltEYDtEl
— Paulo E. Abreu (@peabreu_) December 19, 2021
https://twitter.com/anarlguerra/status/1109546107456159750
Two of the finest reasons to visit #Portugal Prego Choco Frito – tempura cuttlefish in caco bread and the traditional Pastel de Nata pic.twitter.com/l80ognRI88
— Roger Hird (@hirdrog) September 23, 2019
Japanese curry and soy milk pottage. A hidden treasure in Porto that cannot be missed. @nambanoportokitchencafe ‘s food is so delicate and precious that it showed us something we had not yet experienced… our Japanese roots.
___________________________… https://t.co/PKkAuRphqQ pic.twitter.com/ZqqZ4fdjpr
— Amass. Cook. (@AmassCook) March 13, 2018
And the Bonsai adventure went on… One of the best Sushi dinners we had until now. If in Lisbon looking for a real Japanese experience, just try it.#lisbon #lisboa #portugal… https://t.co/REelnIdtMK
— Pedro Rebelo (@browserd) July 21, 2018
According to our writer, KAI Lisbon is "an ode to the most luxurious side of Japanese cuisine." Japanese chef Henry Park serves authentic, beautifully-prepared, high-quality fish and seafood. Read: https://t.co/HHnwRCxrVQ #Japanesecuisine #sushi #portugal #lisbon pic.twitter.com/2lABjdz2rz
— PortugalConfidential (@PortugalCNFDTL) March 9, 2020
…. menu designed to appeal to quality-conscious customers!!!#Casual #dinner #dining #restaurant #Portugal #Lisbon #Japanese #fusion #sushi #ValntinesDay pic.twitter.com/MSCEGWr8dT
— Koi Sushi Saldana (@Koi_sushifusion) February 15, 2018
The ultra-rare Dafni, paired with prawn tempura rolls. Dafni is an ancient Cretan variety rescued by @lyrarakis and, like Portugal's Loureiro, means 'laurel'. Bright and fresh with notes of bay leaf, sage, pine, ginger, quinine, and citrus fruits. pic.twitter.com/d5uhgc3rmY
— Wine Blind Tasting (@BlindTasters) September 23, 2021
A Taberna do Mar is a place where Japanese cooking techniques are used to recreate Portuguese flavors with delicious results. https://t.co/W1IHZeElpr #Portugal #Lisbon #seafood pic.twitter.com/R4ekDILYhh
— salt of portugal (@saltofportugal) March 4, 2019
Another digitized mystery from the Portuguese National Archives in Lisbon: 34 page Japanese booklet with handmade illustrations: no date, no description of content or information about authorship/provenance. https://t.co/SBU0Q4IAMU #twitterstorians pic.twitter.com/r2OaIdkdek
— Francois Soyer (@FJSoyer) January 9, 2019
The Great Black Ship. The Portuguese ships that arrived in #Japan around 1540s had their hulls covered with sulphur and tallow, which gave them a dark aspect that caused a great amazement with the Japanese! #Nanban #Art #History #Lisbon #LisbonTailoredTours #LisbonwithPats pic.twitter.com/XjdSiZD8iH
— Patricia Madeira (@patriciamadeira) March 11, 2019
#Portuguese #Navigators arrive in Kyushu, #Japan in 1543. They were nicknamed “nanban-jin”, meaning “Southern Barbarians”. Japanese #Nanban #Art was influenced by the contact with the Nanban-jin. #ageofdiscovery #history #lisbon #portugal #lisbontailoredtours #lisbonwithpats pic.twitter.com/F3RAZ1Cr8c
— Patricia Madeira (@patriciamadeira) August 6, 2018
Fabulous Japanese folding screen from c.1606, showing the encounter with Portuguese merchants, in the Museu Nacional de Arte Antigua, Lisbon. Note the ubiquity of Black Africans, and the long noses which typified white people. And that poor elephant… pic.twitter.com/AbKwEzxsjC
— Caroline Dodds Pennock (@carolinepennock) August 5, 2018
How they saw them (2)? A 17th c Japanese Namban painting of a European couple with an inscription that says "Hispania is a big country in Europe. It has four seasons. It is a country with bad influence (to our nation). "Oriente Museo, Lisbon. No further comment. pic.twitter.com/jSNKDtgw2x
— Nasser Rabbat (@nasserrabbat) October 26, 2021
Detail of Japanese ‘nanban’ screen showing Portuguese merchants in Japan, 16th century at Museu do Oriente, Lisbon pic.twitter.com/9xjaIovRDg
— Edward Luper (劉華) (@EdwardLuper) March 4, 2018
Our work "Kaokore: The Pre-modern Japanese Art Facial Expression Dataset" has been accepted @iccc_conf '20 !
Looking forward to presenting it, either physically on Portugal, or more likely virtually. https://t.co/mRYdJF9non
— Yingtao Tian (@alanyttian) May 13, 2020
The Art of Keiko Tanabe ( Japanese award-winning watercolor artist ) – Chiado, Cafe VI series , Lisbon, Portugal.
Watercolor on paper pic.twitter.com/x0CU4hinqb— Francisco Ribeiro (@fraveris) February 10, 2021
Japanese Namban boshi (Southern Barbarian hat), ca. 1600. Museu do Oriente, Lisbon. Made of washi paper and lacquer, in Luso-Japanese style. pic.twitter.com/M6ZRCqNXmN
— FOX (@RichardFoxYoung) December 22, 2019
#OnThisDay in 1942 a torpedo was fired at Lisbon Maru. The Japanese troops were evacuated, but the British and Canadian prisoners were left behind. Today we remember the prisoners that were captured during the war and those who lost their lives in the sinking of the Lisbon Maru. pic.twitter.com/TmytlAF0gT
— PWRR & Queen's Regiment Museum (@PWRR_Museum) October 1, 2021
This is L Cpl Peter Burnett, Royal Scots and his wife Amy, pictured together in Hong Kong where they met. Peter was captured and died on the Lisbon Maru. Amy survived brutal treatment from Japanese, and recently passed away, aged 101 in Midlothian. pic.twitter.com/jF8TulWMvD
— John Duncan (@Newbattleatwar) February 22, 2019
#ZBhistory: 1942 – The USS Grouper torpedoed Japanese cargo ship the Lisbon Maru. Unbeknownst to the Americans, the ship was loaded with British POWs en route from Hong Kong to Japan. Those trapped inside were heard singing “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary” as the boat went down pic.twitter.com/ZLle6sx4xm
— Zero Blog Thirty (@ZeroBlog30) October 1, 2021
One pic #sixonsaturday – the last from our West Norfolk garden. We're en route to Portugal. French Marigolds, #DahliaLove Agapanthus, Crocosmia, Hibiscus, ubiquitous Japanese Anemone &.
Stressful completion day yesterday. Communication breakdown between solicitor & estate agent. pic.twitter.com/RXuZgwtyFr— Social e-Ready (@socialeready) August 1, 2020
In the spirit of #Tokyo2020 and Jorge Fonseca's bronze meda! One of the first mentions of jujutsu/#judo in #Portugal: "Modern #Japan, two Japanese ships in Lisbon" – 1907, official Japanese visit to the Kingdom of Portugal in the Tsukuba (筑波) cruiser, under admiral IJUIN Gorō. pic.twitter.com/9CHeyRszga
— Frederico Muñoz (@fredericomunoz) July 30, 2021
Jesuit banner in Japanese revolt
Portuguese "Praised be the Holy Sacrament" pic.twitter.com/XLX81N1GhF— Art of Christendom (@GalahadofMalta) December 18, 2021
Portuguese Jesuits arrive in Japan pic.twitter.com/dv2b63z5Bv
— Art of Christendom (@GalahadofMalta) December 15, 2021
https://twitter.com/HollyMRodriguez/status/1470261172523913226
https://twitter.com/archaicbro/status/1473149716682911749
#WWII #book review: "A colony of neutral Portugal in a sea of Japanese occupation, #Macau provided a slender ray of hope for migrants seeking a path to safety. … This volume portrays Macau’s efforts to care for 300,000 souls fleeing China & #HongKong." https://t.co/L8rYsCCdlc
— Blacksmith Books (@BooksBlacksmith) April 19, 2021
Britain, Portugal and East Timor in 1941
Nicholas Tarling
Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
Vol. 27, No. 1, The Japanese Occupation in Southeast Asia (Mar., 1996), pp. 132-138 (7 pages)
Published By: Cambridge University Press https://t.co/TQhv4F6Feu via @JSTOR pic.twitter.com/00Aup6UO7L— Nino Brodin (@Orgetorix) December 16, 2021
The South China Sea and territorial status:
The US, Britain,Portugal,Spain,Japan, France have all had a red hot go at it https://t.co/chWCYwFo6U— Richard Shearman (@DickShearman) December 17, 2021
The Rothschilds also brokered the independence of Brazil from Portugal; were principal financiers of the Suez Canal; funded Cecil Rhodes’s expeditions across Africa; backed Japan in the Russo-Japanese War; and currently possess 41 palaces across Europe. pic.twitter.com/3HrMaxm98j
— 1921 Live (@100YearsAgoLive) November 25, 2021
https://twitter.com/pokemon_paul/status/1102701826196074497
Surprise! Podcast episode 488 is here for your ears! This time around @VegettoEX chats with @jrdemr about fandom in Portugal, discovering the original Japanese version of the series, & the world of translation. Listen in for all this and more! https://t.co/UWe15eFQI0
— Kanzenshuu (@kanzenshuu) April 18, 2021
23yo Kanoa Igarashi, born in Santa Monica (California), son of two Japanese parents — decided to compete for Japan in 2019 to honor his family, and living in Portugal (girlfriend is Portuguese as well) into the semifinals of the #Surfing competition after beating Andino. pic.twitter.com/AO9ZLmPyTq
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) July 26, 2021
A slightly long piece on the fascinating story of Brazilian-Japanese Nagoya Oceans pivot Massa Hirata, who has just arrived in Portugal to play for two seasons with Fundao
Article here⤵️https://t.co/G0RAXdL4He pic.twitter.com/qNNivK1CYZ
— Steve Harris (Tokyo) (@futsal1958) August 29, 2019
From Shoya Nakajima to Hidemasa Morita, we’ve seen a lot of promising Japanese talents establish themselves in Portugal, and another player who’s doing so is Gil Vicente midfielder Kanya Fujimoto. Really intriguing box-to-box midfielder who just opened the scoring vs. Famalicão. pic.twitter.com/lqQCAt5HIe
— Zach Lowy (@ZachLowy) December 5, 2021
Filipino-Japanese karateka Junna Tsukii copped the gold medal after defeating Kazakhstan's Moldyr Zhangbrybay in the Karate 1 Premier League women's kumite -50kg division final on Sunday in Lisbon, Portugal. pic.twitter.com/nPfCeNkb4T
— Daily Tribune (@tribunephl) May 2, 2021
Japanese players have to pick themselves up and work hard ahead of their two matches with Portugal and Scotland after the 60-5 rout by Ireland at Lansdowne Road, says head coach Jamie Joseph#IrishRugby #JapanRugby #IREvJPNhttps://t.co/E4ARfW7dPC pic.twitter.com/LBlrsOoCqS
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) November 7, 2021
JRFU once again endearing themselves to Japanese media and domestic fans by naming their team to play Portugal at 2 am local time.#rugbyjp pic.twitter.com/DLPSMV6yZ5
— Rich Freeman (@FreemanrugbyJPN) November 11, 2021
I haven’t even received the stamps I ordered online 10 days ago! And the package I mailed to Portugal 3 months ago has been around the world twice and still has not reached the recipient. Meanwhile I got a package from Japan in 4 days.
— Jean Marie Oshima (@5heartrating) December 18, 2021
Portugal's restrictions are considered tight (?). I wonder if the EU is aware of what's happening in Japan. https://t.co/JYUvmeL3dM
— Camila Stampa (@CamilaStampa) December 16, 2021
% Population Vaccinated, 1+ Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine..
Portugal: 89%
Korea: 84%
Argentina: 84%
Spain: 83%
Canada: 82%
France: 81%
Australia: 80%
Japan: 79%
Italy: 79%
Brazil: 79%
Ireland: 78%
UK: 77%
Germany: 73%
US: 72%
Israel: 72%
Turkey: 68%
Mexico: 64%
India: 60%
Russia: 48%— Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) December 17, 2021
https://twitter.com/thecarfactoids/status/1410694206646063111
On October 1, 1942, the USS Grouper torpedoed a Japanese ship named Lisbon Maru not realizing that 1,800 British POWs were stowed in the cargo hold. The ship sank killing 828. Read a survivor account here: https://t.co/WvkBJvKlpd pic.twitter.com/c6G6q9aIG5
— Fold3 (@fold3) October 1, 2020
https://twitter.com/Silpayamanant/status/1466254112811536384
Hoping to set up an interview closer to home when Covid relents. My Uncle's partner Margaret was a 'guest' of Japanese when Hong Kong fell. Her dad Peter Burnett died on the Lisbon Maru and their family didn't know if they were alive or dead and appealed for info in Sunday Post. pic.twitter.com/ULAcL27S2p
— John Duncan (@Newbattleatwar) November 20, 2020
Japanese prisoner ship Lisbon Maru, crammed with 1816 British & Canadian prisoners of war, has been torpedoed by an American submarine. pic.twitter.com/Siq4UsSjOW
— Second World War tweets from 1943 (@RealTimeWWII) October 1, 2020
BBC News piece on the terrible story of the sinking of the #WW2 Japanese transport Lisbon Maru on 01/10/1942 off Shanghai, with the loss of over 800 POWs, & the controversial plans of a Chinese film maker to raise the #shipwreck & repatriate the remains https://t.co/B7lrI9CFvU
— Dr Phil Weir (@navalhistorian) July 15, 2018
Another hatchet job about @WebSummit 🪓 🤷♂️
“Today the world’s biggest tech fund is the Japanese… and the annual Web Summit in, of all places, Portugal, is now considered the single most important tech deal-making event”https://t.co/Lj06ESkDhE
— Paddy Cosgrave (@paddycosgrave) October 17, 2021
Japanese funds bought $50b Treasuries in the March chaos, the most on record according to MoF.
They dumped huge amount of Spain, Portugal, French bonds as the EUR hedges all got too expensive. Watch the hedge costs . pic.twitter.com/CQAHMNUTEq
— Stephen Spratt (@StephenSpratt) May 13, 2020
But how poor is WV? I mean, it’s on par with the UK. And wealthier than those noted 3rd world dumps like Italy, Spain, Portugal, Japan and South Korea. pic.twitter.com/zC1cKl1WWC
— Donnie (@Lure132) December 20, 2021
The Pigs countries are bottom 4 among 49 economies on average GDP growth in past 12 years.
Greece:-2%
Italy: -0.1%
Portugal: 0.33%
Spain:0.37%Japan is the bottom fifth: 0.82%
— Dai Weiwei (@WEIWEIDAI4) December 20, 2021