Hidetomi Tanaka
@hidetomitanaka.bsky.social
Researcher in the history of economic thought and critic of Japanese economic policy. I have also written extensively on cultural economics. I am active in daily discourse through radio programs, magazines, and newspapers.日本語での名前は田中秀臣。
I have collected a substantial collection of philatelic books, including a two-volume catalog of Lenin stamps from the Soviet era, an accompanying explanatory text, a comprehensive catalog of stamps（in Chinese）, and a special issue of a British stamp magazine dedicated to Lenin stamps.
July 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I have collected a substantial collection of philatelic books, including a two-volume catalog of Lenin stamps from the Soviet era, an accompanying explanatory text, a comprehensive catalog of stamps（in Chinese）, and a special issue of a British stamp magazine dedicated to Lenin stamps.
Upcoming events.
Admission free.
Talk Show “Stamp Collecting and Japanese Economists”
Speaker: Hidetomi Tanaka (economist: professor :Jobu University)
Sunday, April 13, 13:00-14:00.
yushu.or.jp/event/s_show...
Location, etc.
↓English
yushu.or.jp/english/e_ib...
Admission free.
Talk Show “Stamp Collecting and Japanese Economists”
Speaker: Hidetomi Tanaka (economist: professor :Jobu University)
Sunday, April 13, 13:00-14:00.
yushu.or.jp/event/s_show...
Location, etc.
↓English
yushu.or.jp/english/e_ib...
March 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Upcoming events.
Admission free.
Talk Show “Stamp Collecting and Japanese Economists”
Speaker: Hidetomi Tanaka (economist: professor :Jobu University)
Sunday, April 13, 13:00-14:00.
yushu.or.jp/event/s_show...
Location, etc.
↓English
yushu.or.jp/english/e_ib...
Admission free.
Talk Show “Stamp Collecting and Japanese Economists”
Speaker: Hidetomi Tanaka (economist: professor :Jobu University)
Sunday, April 13, 13:00-14:00.
yushu.or.jp/event/s_show...
Location, etc.
↓English
yushu.or.jp/english/e_ib...
“A government without basic policies is like a beer hall without a latrine”. (Haruki Murakami)
March 5, 2025 at 7:08 AM
“A government without basic policies is like a beer hall without a latrine”. (Haruki Murakami)
So-called “ dubious stamps ” of Djibouti. I might buy it because I collect petroleum stamps too.
March 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
So-called “ dubious stamps ” of Djibouti. I might buy it because I collect petroleum stamps too.
I collect Karl Marx stamps as a hobby. I plan to exhibit them at an upcoming stamp show.
February 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I collect Karl Marx stamps as a hobby. I plan to exhibit them at an upcoming stamp show.
The highest denomination bill I have is the Zimbabwean one hundred trillion dollars. Even this would not buy a slice of bread, but at an izakaya in Tokyo, out of sheer curiosity, I gave this as a gift and the drinking fee was reduced as a favor. Germany's highest denomination stamp,50 billion marks.
February 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The highest denomination bill I have is the Zimbabwean one hundred trillion dollars. Even this would not buy a slice of bread, but at an izakaya in Tokyo, out of sheer curiosity, I gave this as a gift and the drinking fee was reduced as a favor. Germany's highest denomination stamp,50 billion marks.
R.I.P.
Takuro Morinaga (1957-2025).
One of Japan's most popular and beloved economists among the people. Morinaga always emphasized the improvement of people's wellbeing and was also a defender of pacifism and otaku culture. He was also a critic of austerity policies.
Takuro Morinaga (1957-2025).
One of Japan's most popular and beloved economists among the people. Morinaga always emphasized the improvement of people's wellbeing and was also a defender of pacifism and otaku culture. He was also a critic of austerity policies.
February 1, 2025 at 7:53 AM
R.I.P.
Takuro Morinaga (1957-2025).
One of Japan's most popular and beloved economists among the people. Morinaga always emphasized the improvement of people's wellbeing and was also a defender of pacifism and otaku culture. He was also a critic of austerity policies.
Takuro Morinaga (1957-2025).
One of Japan's most popular and beloved economists among the people. Morinaga always emphasized the improvement of people's wellbeing and was also a defender of pacifism and otaku culture. He was also a critic of austerity policies.
The centennial of Yukio Mishima. The economist who was closest to Mishima was Seiichiro Takahashi. In his “Ninety Years of Recollections,” he wrote an essay detailing his personal relationship with Mishima.Takahashi gave a toast at Mishima's wedding.
January 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The centennial of Yukio Mishima. The economist who was closest to Mishima was Seiichiro Takahashi. In his “Ninety Years of Recollections,” he wrote an essay detailing his personal relationship with Mishima.Takahashi gave a toast at Mishima's wedding.
A postcard sent by Hiroo Yamagata, a critic and translator, arrives from Senegal.
The stamps on it are sophisticated in design and remind me of the old French-era Senegalese stamps.
Much appreciated.
The stamps on it are sophisticated in design and remind me of the old French-era Senegalese stamps.
Much appreciated.
December 6, 2024 at 9:31 AM
A postcard sent by Hiroo Yamagata, a critic and translator, arrives from Senegal.
The stamps on it are sophisticated in design and remind me of the old French-era Senegalese stamps.
Much appreciated.
The stamps on it are sophisticated in design and remind me of the old French-era Senegalese stamps.
Much appreciated.
Prime Minister Ishiba was criticized for reading “66 Chapters to Know Peru” overnight just before going to APEC in Peru, and President Biden purchased Rashid Khalidi's “The Hundred Years' War on Palestine” and was criticized by the author for being “Four years too late".
December 1, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Prime Minister Ishiba was criticized for reading “66 Chapters to Know Peru” overnight just before going to APEC in Peru, and President Biden purchased Rashid Khalidi's “The Hundred Years' War on Palestine” and was criticized by the author for being “Four years too late".
This is the three-hour radio program I appear as a commentator on every week, “Ohayo Tera-chan(Good morning,Terachan)” on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, broadcast on November 26.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEyA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEyA...
November 27, 2024 at 8:05 AM
This is the three-hour radio program I appear as a commentator on every week, “Ohayo Tera-chan(Good morning,Terachan)” on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, broadcast on November 26.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEyA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEyA...
The complete works of Tokuzo Fukuda (1874-1930), one of the pioneers of welfare state theory at the dawn of Japanese economics.
The volume in charge of which I edited and a bibliographical essay is now available. An Economic Study of Japanese Merchants and Commerce.
amzn.asia/d/hFleEIa
The volume in charge of which I edited and a bibliographical essay is now available. An Economic Study of Japanese Merchants and Commerce.
amzn.asia/d/hFleEIa
November 20, 2024 at 12:28 PM
The complete works of Tokuzo Fukuda (1874-1930), one of the pioneers of welfare state theory at the dawn of Japanese economics.
The volume in charge of which I edited and a bibliographical essay is now available. An Economic Study of Japanese Merchants and Commerce.
amzn.asia/d/hFleEIa
The volume in charge of which I edited and a bibliographical essay is now available. An Economic Study of Japanese Merchants and Commerce.
amzn.asia/d/hFleEIa
1939 Russia Stamp Lenin. #Philately #Stamps
October 18, 2024 at 1:08 PM
1939 Russia Stamp Lenin. #Philately #Stamps
October 18, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Few stamps have been issued on the subject of the current Israel-Hamas war. Is this due to political complexity? The “Palestin Merdeka (Palestinian Independence)” stamp issued by Malaysia late last year is a rare example in this sense. #Philately #Stamps
September 21, 2024 at 10:23 AM
Few stamps have been issued on the subject of the current Israel-Hamas war. Is this due to political complexity? The “Palestin Merdeka (Palestinian Independence)” stamp issued by Malaysia late last year is a rare example in this sense. #Philately #Stamps
Japan's GDP gap, the difference between potential GDP and actual GDP, is negative by about 4 trillion yen. However, the Bank of Japan has not yet maintained its stance on raising interest rates. A rate hike would have a negative impact on consumption and investment.
September 18, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Japan's GDP gap, the difference between potential GDP and actual GDP, is negative by about 4 trillion yen. However, the Bank of Japan has not yet maintained its stance on raising interest rates. A rate hike would have a negative impact on consumption and investment.
At an inexpensive restaurant, today's lunch is oven-baked escargot.
September 18, 2024 at 1:32 PM
At an inexpensive restaurant, today's lunch is oven-baked escargot.
I collect Marx and Lenin stamps, but this is the first time I have acquired actual postal mail from North Vietnam. Portrait stamps of Hồ Chí Minh and Lenin. #Philately #Stamps
The lower book is A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies by Las Casas（in Japanese）.
The lower book is A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies by Las Casas（in Japanese）.
September 17, 2024 at 10:21 AM
I collect Marx and Lenin stamps, but this is the first time I have acquired actual postal mail from North Vietnam. Portrait stamps of Hồ Chí Minh and Lenin. #Philately #Stamps
The lower book is A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies by Las Casas（in Japanese）.
The lower book is A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies by Las Casas（in Japanese）.
At Maison petit renard in Itabashi, Tokyo, I happened to meet Mr. Takanori Uno, translator of the masterpiece series “L'Arabe du futur”. It was a fulfilling moment as I negotiated with the store manager, Thibaud Desbief, to buy a poster for the Mœbius exhibition, which is on view until today!
September 14, 2024 at 10:28 AM
At Maison petit renard in Itabashi, Tokyo, I happened to meet Mr. Takanori Uno, translator of the masterpiece series “L'Arabe du futur”. It was a fulfilling moment as I negotiated with the store manager, Thibaud Desbief, to buy a poster for the Mœbius exhibition, which is on view until today!