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Takamitsu Sawa
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2017
Trump's war on clean air won't add jobs
Market forces rather than environmental regulations are behind the decline of the U.S. coal industry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2017
Globalism versus populism
Whether or not this year will prove to be a turning point in history will soon become clear.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 20, 2017
Economic tools lose their edge
The maturing of the market economy has eliminated the ability to control the economy by way of fiscal and monetary policies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 19, 2017
Trump versus Paris accord
Combating climate change isn't high on Donald Trump's to-do list.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 20, 2016
Disappearing divide between liberals and conservatives
If the Democratic Party wants to differentiate itself from the LDP and seek to return to power once again, it should embrace orthodox liberalism.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 21, 2016
Boosting Japanese innovation
To revive Japan's international competitiveness, the educational system must teach students how to think, make judgements and express themselves.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 24, 2016
Liberal arts studies are key to Japan's economic revival
Technologies combined with liberal arts are indispensable for the third industrial revolution, which is almost over, and the fourth industrial revolution, which has just begun.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 23, 2016
The AI revolution has begun
The crucial issue now facing humans is how to live in harmony with artificial intelligence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 22, 2016
In the electronics doldrums
The main culprit of Japan's economic doldrums during the past quarter century is the stagnation of its electronic equipment manufacturers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 17, 2016
How to stimulate demand
The true value of flexible fiscal policy lies in stimulating domestic demand through meaningful fiscal spending while at the same time ensuring restoration of fiscal health.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 20, 2016
How about killing schools' economics departments?
The humanities and social sciences are vital to analyzing the complexities of economics, a fact the education ministry would be well-served to remember.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 19, 2016
What Joseph Stiglitz really said about Abenomics
Leading economist Joseph Stiglitz has firm ideas about what steps are needed to cure Japan's ailing economy, and they don't include a higher consumption tax or corporate tax cuts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 13, 2016
Why Abenomics is failing
Only when a synergy is achieved between easy money policy and a growth strategy to stimulate private-sector investments can the engine of a virtuous circle get started.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 15, 2016
Limits of central bank policy
The Bank of Japan's decision to adopt a minus interest rates could be immediately rendered meaningless by highly unpredictable political and economic trends abroad.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 17, 2016
Abenomics: state capitalism
Shinzo Abe's economic policies aren't really neoclassic or Keynesian. Rather they align more with the state capitalism practiced in China, Russia and Singapore.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 9, 2015
Abe's dubious 'new arrows'
Abenomics has shifted from economic growth driven by the private sector to relying on government spending, and is even moving toward state capitalism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 22, 2015
Higher education badly in need of a spending boost
The global rankings of Japanese universities will keep falling unless more money is spent to improve the quality of higher education.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 23, 2015
Rejuvenate Japan's industrial might with the humanities
Japanese manufacturers are failing to keep up with the global competition, and the narrow education their employees receive is a primary cause.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 18, 2015
Big data and the building of 'true scholastic ability'
The ability to understand and process big data has become indispensable for students seeking to acquire the faculties of thinking, judgment and expression — what the education ministry calls 'true scholastic ability.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 23, 2015
Humanities under attack
Moves in the halls of power to downgrade, if not outright strip, the humanities and social sciences nation's universities are both outrageous and wrongheaded.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

Podcast

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

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