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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 21, 2023

Next BOJ governor needs to be ‘crafty,’ LDP’s Akira Amari says

Japan’s next central bank governor needs the ability to be "crafty” in how they communicate and should largely stick with loose monetary policy, according to Akira Amari, a former economy minister who was involved in laying out the country’s 10-year-old inflation target.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 20, 2023

What’s not to like about Rudd’s appointment as Canberra’s man in Washington?

Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has the resume and qualifications to serve Canberra well in Washington.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jan 20, 2023

Jaguars intend to let 'house money' ride at Kansas City

The fourth-seeded Jaguars rallied from a 27-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Chargers in the wild-card round and immediately recalibrated to prepare for the top-seeded Chiefs.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 19, 2023

A shrinking, aging China may have backed itself into a corner

Mounting population pressures may reveal a government that has not done enough to avoid tough choices in coming decades.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 19, 2023

Europe is winning the winter war by sheer luck

Gas supplies are ample even if cold weather returns in force. The bad news is that it means climate change is still happening.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 19, 2023

China masses take COVID battle into own hands as Xi sits back

The past six weeks have forced citizens to suddenly figure out how to survive the pandemic on their own.
Japan Times
Finland report 2023
Jan 18, 2023

Nightingale Health: The preventative health company

Nightingale Health (est. 2013) is a health technology company aiming to promote preventative health with its proprietary blood analysis technology.

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