Monkey Business

Well, the monkey is still out and about, most recently sighted near Kanda in the very centre of Japan's capital, where it's continuing to evade capture by the elite Monkey Capturing Squad of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police. This map traces its course through the city:

Meanwhile, the noise you failed to hear last night (Monday evening) was the sound of 120 million Japanese citizens failing to be bothered to shrug their shoulders at the news that some guy with a combover (and glasses which would make former British Prime Minister John Major cringe with shame) suddenly resigned. The hunt for a replacement is now on, and surely it is no coincidence that the aforementioned primate is now apparently circling the centre of Japanese political power (number 6 on the map is pretty close to the Parliament Building, and the green patch is the Imperial Palace).

Anything further I say should be construed only as pure speculation, but do not be surprised to hear an announcement regarding a major shift on banana taxation policy in the next few days.