<![CDATA[RobertWatch]]>b5d8e501-3133-55ca-a963-67d9c984ec8aFri, 31 Jul 2026 11:49:46 +0000Captivate.fmRowlandshttps://artwork.captivate.fm/a88d30c3-5001-462a-b514-9b6a1dbe7ffb/robertwatch-cover-3000.jpgRobertWatchRowlandsRowlandsRobert Rowland makes finance and investing easier to understand. RobertWatch breaks down weekly market events, businesses, economic policy, and foundational investing ideas for curious listeners—without assuming a finance background.https://robertwatch.jpfalseepisodicnopodcast#004 - Japan’s Looming Population Abyss Brings Immigration into Focus#004 - Japan’s Looming Population Abyss Brings Immigration into FocusThe Stark reality of Japan’s accelerating population decline is forcing it to reassess views towards immigration.

Accelerated immigration in the wake of the Covid dip has made immigration a sensitive political issue. However, the need to strike a balance between economic growth and immigration, is balanced by calls for social cohesion and the desire to preserve Japan’s unique character.

Faced with with the likelihood that Japan’s population will decline 20%, to below 100 million people by 2050, Japan wrestles with maintaining a balance between the need for growth and the immigration to support it, and a foreign born population which could approach 10% by 2050.

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Accelerated immigration in the wake of the Covid dip has made immigration a sensitive political issue. However, the need to strike a balance between economic growth and immigration, is balanced by calls for social cohesion and the desire to preserve Japan’s unique character.

Faced with with the likelihood that Japan’s population will decline 20%, to below 100 million people by 2050, Japan wrestles with maintaining a balance between the need for growth and the immigration to support it, and a foreign born population which could approach 10% by 2050.

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  • Juku (Online Schoos)
  • High Stakes Exams
  • Private Tutoring
  • Inequality

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  • Juku (Online Schoos)
  • High Stakes Exams
  • Private Tutoring
  • Inequality

    • ]]>    5a08a9d3-5257-438b-963f-d4e444679bc3Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:05:00 +090049:13falsefull33    #002 - A Dive into the Memory Chip Market#002 - A Dive into the Memory Chip MarketThis podcast looks into the dynamics, cycles and investor euphoria over the DRAM and memory market. We share a discussion with Robert Rowland, a former global high-tech fund manager and technology analyst, who discusses the history of DRAM and other memory manufacturers, profitability trends for industry players as it relates to historical price decline trends and changing supply demand dynamics as the industry moves towards an oligopoly. We also touch upon the market frenzy over Memory stocks, and KIOXIA in particular.

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    ]]>    79df949d-27c5-47a6-be11-bde9ce6ed468Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:10:00 +090056:39falsefull22    #001 — Japan’s Lost Decades: Purchasing Power and Wealth Explained#001 — Japan’s Lost Decades: Purchasing Power and Wealth ExplainedRobert Rowland, who came to Japan from Canada in 1987 to pursue a Master’s in Business Administration at Waseda University, discusses how his perception of Japanese wealth and economic power has evolved over 40 years.

    An economic student’s fascination with Japanese business and labor practices, he finds himself living as a part of the Japanese experiment. Robert looks back over 40 years to his early days in Japan, when the Japanese economy and purchasing power was at its zenith, to the reality of today after 25 years of deflation and stagnant growth in real income.

    He discusses how perceptions of income and wealth have changed spending, and looks at Japanese financial preparedness for retirement.

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    An economic student’s fascination with Japanese business and labor practices, he finds himself living as a part of the Japanese experiment. Robert looks back over 40 years to his early days in Japan, when the Japanese economy and purchasing power was at its zenith, to the reality of today after 25 years of deflation and stagnant growth in real income.

    He discusses how perceptions of income and wealth have changed spending, and looks at Japanese financial preparedness for retirement.

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