An editorial in last Tuesday’s edition gave an incorrect number for the seats currently held by the opposition Democratic Partyof Japan in the country’s lower house of parliament. The party has 113 seats in the 480-seat chamber.
A letter to the editor from 46 economists on the subject of Nama, published in last Tuesday’s edition, listed Dr Moore McDowell as one of the signatories. Mr McDowell has pointed out that he does not hold a Ph.D.
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