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Robert Samuelson
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2016
Sorry Donald, America is not a poor country
Americans may feel poor, but that's only because the U.S.' stunted economic growth can't satisfy all their demands.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2016
Good news for discouraged American workers
America's job market is looking unexpectedly robust.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 4, 2016
Think life is hard now? Look back 100 years
Americans tend to forget the vast improvements that they've made in the past century.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 8, 2016
Just like in 1992, it's still the economy, stupid
Americans tend to vote on their pocketbooks, and that could be bad for Democrats if the economy drifts into recession.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2016
Why economic growth lags
A new book offers a sobering reminder of technology's limits.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 15, 2016
What happens after China's bubble goes pop?
Will China be a source of stability and strength for the world economy — or the opposite?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2016
Can the Republican Party survive its civil war?
The clash of values and policies among Republicans goes beyond Donald Trump.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2015
Solving America's stubborn poverty problem
To succeed, any new war on poverty in America must reverse several socially corrosive trends.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 21, 2015
Donald Trump and the politics of self-esteem
The more Trump flouts prevailing norms on the divisive moral issues that are now dominating U.S. politics, the more popular he becomes among Republicans.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 19, 2015
The troubling slump in American startups
Data on startups provide robust evidence of a pervasive decline in U.S. business dynamism over the last several decades.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2015
Will the 'cybergeddon' nightmare materialize?
The more functions we put on the Internet, the more dependent on it we become. And today's dependency is tomorrow's vulnerability.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2015
Ideology of shared prosperity under fire
Significant blocs of humanity are ignoring or repudiating the West's faith in the power of shared prosperity, turning instead to nationalism or radical Islam.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2015
Are Americans No. 1? It depends
Americans have long been fascinated with global rankings and where they stand in them, but sometimes the results aren't all that impressive.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2015
U.S. presidential candidates' flight from reality
There is a sobering disconnect between what America's presidential candidates are advocating and the large problems the country actually faces.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 17, 2015
Cyberwarfare's vast potential for mayhem
Countries have begun to build up their cyberweaponry, and no one can yet say where this new form of military technology will lead.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2015
Don't rule out a global recession next year
The global economy is not flirting with a new recession yet, but it's not a remote possibility either.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2015
Will China crash and follow in Japan's footsteps?
If China experiences an economic fate similar to that of Japan, will it become more nationalistic abroad to distract from domestic disappointments?
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2015
Beijing playing a risky money game
The main danger is that China will destabilize the global economy through excessive currency depreciation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 11, 2015
Curbing global warming: mission impossible?
There is a 'mission impossible' quality to curbing global warming, though few say it so openly. The dependence of economic growth on fossil fules seems to strong to overcome.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2015
Figuring out the world's economic funk
Forecasters have repeatedly overestimated the global economy's strength because they underestimate the influence of the financial crisis and Great Recession on people's confidence.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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