The forecasts are optimistic. The river will probably remain stable for another two days and then start to fall.

The forecasts are optimistic. The river will probably remain stable for another two days and then start to fall.

The latest GDP figure confirms Japan's economy is now on a solid recovery trend with consumer spending, wages and employment read more

The latest GDP figure confirms Japan's economy is now on a solid recovery trend with consumer spending, wages and employment all showing improvement. There are more than enough reasons to expect that domestic demand-related stocks will rise further.

In fact, it tends to argue the opposite.

In fact, it tends to argue the opposite.

The pressure is Iran and oil, and a correction in Apple's stock, but it's resilient in the face of that. read more

The pressure is Iran and oil, and a correction in Apple's stock, but it's resilient in the face of that. The vital signs look reasonable.

Sadness is also a kind of defence.

Sadness is also a kind of defence.

I watched my father being slowly crucified by it.

I watched my father being slowly crucified by it.

Fame is fickle and I know it. It has its compensations, but it also has its drawbacks and I've experienced read more

Fame is fickle and I know it. It has its compensations, but it also has its drawbacks and I've experienced them both.

People are spending to rebuild their lives, even if they don't have a job or have lost their home. I read more

People are spending to rebuild their lives, even if they don't have a job or have lost their home. I thought we would have seen quite a slowdown. But people are apparently trying to keep as much of their lifestyles as they can.

And I found I didn't like myself at the end of the day because I didn't care for the guy read more

And I found I didn't like myself at the end of the day because I didn't care for the guy I was playing. I learned a little bit about acting in that.