In a weak one, and Japan's is limp indeed, lifetime employment becomes a black hole of overhead.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia

Under the gaze of television cameras, Yoshizawa Yasuyuki, the 42-year-old head of the Bank of Japan's capital-markets division, was driven away in a black sedan.

CNN: WHAT NEXT JAPAN?

Interestingly, the WG-10, which we were originally told was a Target-exclusive, and therefore only available in red, was displayed with a black finish as well -- perhaps Pentax has different plans for that model in Japan, which makes sense, considering that there aren't any Target stores here.

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