Japan - more unequal

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>Financial Times - January 5, 2000
>
>A MYTH MAY MASK THE REALITY OF LIFE IN JAPAN
>
>Recent studies appear to show that Japan has become far less 
>egalitarian, a trend its government seems unwilling to face, writes 
>Gillian Tett
>
>For many Japanese intellectuals, theirs is the world's last big 
>socialist state. Although Japan has embraced many trappings of 
>capitalism, its post-war system incorporated two features: heavy 
>bureaucratic control over the economy, and a strong commitment to 
>egalitarian ideals.

...and an offshore labour camp called Korea.

Angela.