Zero-sum implies no net progress in human affairs.

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Finally, apart from these legal restrictions, officials at the home-affairs ministry, which oversees Juki Net, place great stock in their procedures for catching abuses.

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Its creation is a response to the complex web of entities and transactions many high-net-worth individuals use to manage their financial affairs.

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Meanwhile, the home affairs ministry, the would-be guardian of Juki Net's integrity, revealed only last month that a separate data-sharing network it oversees for local governments was easily vulnerable to hackers.

ECONOMIST: Japan