Women Prefer Men Holding State Bonds, Japan Ad Says

This is undoubtedly a sign that Japan is on its last legs.  The desperation is that tangible.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-06-09/women-prefer-men-holding-government-bonds-japan-finance-ministry-ad-says.html

“It strikes of desperation,” Christian Carrillo, a senior interest-rate strategist in Tokyo at Societe Generale SA said about the ad campaign. “I doubt this will be a successful strategy to attract retail investors.”