One of the traditional indicators that the economy is on an upswing has is showing that Japan is in recovery . . . as microminiskirts are becoming more popular. While there has never been a proven causal link, the length of women’s hemlines has often correlated well to economic prosperity. The longer the length of dresses, the poorer the economy while shorter dresses have almost always been in fashion during times of economic prosperity. The WaiWai article speculates on some of the reasons for the correlation but I wonder why some government economic planner hasn’t come to the conclusion that he can stimulate economic growth by artificially manipulating women’s fashion. I say, mandate the wearing of superbrief microminiskirts for a few years and see how that stimulates economic growth. It’s an economic experiment worthy of pursuing. None of this trickle-down or stimulate-up stuff, let’s get right to the nanoskirt . . . a hightech ultramodern dress so short that it is barely distinguishable from a pretty waistline belt of ultrafine glittery fishing line perhaps with pretty colored lights that flash off and on in different colors . . . now, that’s economic policy planning!