Wednesday, November 7

Today in the Paper - Coal Mine Edition

Welcome to my newest blog feature - Today in the Paper!  The title is admittedly lame but I'm open to suggestions.  Rejected: Picture in the Paper, Picture the Crazy.  See?  I need help.

Anyway....

Japanese news outlets have their own graphic design sensibility, doing things I would never expect to find in a national paper in the states.  Things like, say, pasting heads of public figures on cartoon bodies.   Today's illustration is a case in point, as they milked the term "fiscal cliff" for all it's worth:


The title is "If Japan and America fall off the fiscal cliff..." and outlines of a possible outcome are below.  The US side below President Obama reads "Democrats and Republicans are unable to come to a compromise ->  Tax cuts expire, the budget is cut -> American economy fails, striking a blow to the world economy".  The Japanese side by Prime Minister Noda ends with confusion in the bond market affecting local economies.

Cliff in a coal mine, that's where it's at!

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