[1] As an economist he was highly publicized, expressing his views in television and radio on an array of subjects, from politics to manga to video games.
[5] Morinaga proposed increased taxes on men who are beautiful and rich, stating this on Nippon TV, which caused quite an Internet stir.
His idea was that if the ugly are tax-advantaged, they would have an easier time being charming and engaging in dating, which would result in more marriages, increasing birth and growth in Japan.
These groups would have been developed by a beauty assessment board consisting of a jury of five women selected at random.
[7] Takuro Morinaga was long interested in the issue of single people and published two books on the topic: Akujo to shinshi no keizaigaku (The economics of the femme fatale and the gentleman, 1996), and Hikon no susume (Incitement for celibacy, 1997).