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ABENOMICS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 13, 2015
Now Abe must follow through
Three factors played important roles in securing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's extraordinary victory in last month's elections: falling oil prices, rising skepticism about China's peaceful intentions and Abe himself supplanting the role of labor unions by demanding that companies give pay raises.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 13, 2015
Japan sees fewest corporate bankruptcies since bubble era, but smaller firms feeling the pinch
Corporate bankruptcies fell in 2014 to the lowest level since the final year of the asset bubble, as a government request for banks to alter loan conditions for smaller firms helped companies stay afloat.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 12, 2015
Economy will grow 1.5% in 2015 as oil prices dive: Amari
The economy will grow 1.5 percent in real terms in fiscal 2015, with the downturn in crude oil prices expected to bolster corporate profits and the latest stimulus package standing by to prop up domestic demand, the Abe administration projected Monday.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 6, 2015
Japan's traders call 2015 pivotal year as oil, yen aid growth
Japan's biggest trading houses are calling 2015 a pivotal year for the world's third-largest economy as cheap oil, easy money and a weaker yen promise to boost growth.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 5, 2015
Abe says statement on 70th anniversary of surrender will express remorse
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he will express remorse for Japan's actions in World War II in his statement in August marking the 70th anniversary of the war's end.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 5, 2015
'Abenomics' property boost shrinks back to Tokyo
An economic rebound and loose money policy under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe briefly halted a long slide in Japan's commercial property market, but the benefits of "Abenomics" appear increasingly limited to Tokyo, leaving a moribund hinterland.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 4, 2015
China needs to embrace 'creative destruction'
As 2015 starts, China's leaders should learn from the experience of Japan in 2014. The travails of 'Abenomics' should be a warning to Chinese President Xi JInping.
BUSINESS
Jan 3, 2015
87% of big firms expect economy to expand in 2015
A survey of unspecified kinds of companies says many are optimistic that Japan's shrinking economy will post growth in 2015.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 30, 2014
Ruling bloc OKs tax reform plan favoring wealthy Japanese
With an eye on propping up sluggish household spending and boosting business investment, the ruling coalition adopts tax reform policies entailing corporate tax cuts and expansion of tax breaks for the wealthy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 29, 2014
94% plunge shows 'Abenomics' is losing global investors
Foreign investors have had just about enough of "Abenomics."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Dec 28, 2014
2015: Make or break year for 'Abenomics'?
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to pursue a variety of policies that may hold the key to Japan's economic recovery in 2015.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 27, 2014
Stimulus package gets Cabinet nod
The Cabinet approves a ¥3.5 trillion stimulus package aimed at juicing stagnant rural economies before nationwide elections next spring.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 27, 2014
LDP proposes shaving three points off business tax over two years
The Liberal Democratic Party tax panel plans to cut more than 3 percentage points off Japan's effective corporate tax rate of 35 percent in fiscal 2015 and 2016, members of the party said.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 26, 2014
Job availability rose for second month in row in November
Job availability rose for a second straight month in November, the government said Friday, suggesting firms are seeking to hire more workers as corporate profits improve.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 26, 2014
Inflation drive hampered by recession-hobbled economy
Inflation slowed for a fourth month in November and industrial production and retail sales unexpectedly dropped, based on government data released Friday, pointing to further weakness in an economy Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is trying to revive from recession.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 25, 2014
New Abe Cabinet gets to work, promises faster security changes
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's tweaked Cabinet starts working on economic props and thorny defense legislation as it looks to accelerate his nationalist agenda.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 25, 2014
BOJ policymaker urged fiscal discipline amid easing policy: minutes
A member of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board said at last month's meeting that fiscal discipline should be maintained even when long-term interest rates remain low, according to minutes of the meeting released Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Dec 24, 2014
Challenges for Abe's new term
Newly reelected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shouldn't view his recent election victory as a vote of confidence in his economic policies.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 23, 2014
South Korea shows the way on 'womenomics'
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he wants to put more women to work to help make up for the country's shrinking population. Yet, of the 1,093 people who ran for office in recent snap elections, a mere 169 were women. Abe might want to study neighboring South Korea.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 22, 2014
Abe's election victory means gain for big companies, pain for smaller ones
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's victory in the snap Lower House election earlier this month, an endorsement of his economic policies, may help the nation's biggest companies get richer while extending a surge in bankruptcies among smaller ones.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
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.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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.

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