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ABENOMICS

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 24, 2014
Baffled by snap election, voters may stay home and erode the mandate Abe seeks
Voters, puzzled as to why Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is calling an election now and unimpressed by opposition alternatives, may shun the Dec. 14 election in record numbers.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 21, 2014
How economist Krugman's meeting with Abe may have swung decision to postpone tax hike
When economist Etsuro Honda heard that Paul Krugman was planning a visit to Tokyo, he saw an opportunity to seize the advantage in Japan's sales-tax debate.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 20, 2014
Japan needs to begin thinking outside the box
Unless Japan gets truly imaginative, its 'lost' decade will persist for many years to come.
EDITORIALS
Nov 18, 2014
Economic downturn continues
In the upcoming election, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has much explaining to do about the state of the economy.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 18, 2014
Japan's recessionary slide hits stocks, oil worldwide
Data showing Japan slipped into recession in the third quarter raised concerns Monday about global economic health, hitting stocks and the price of oil.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 18, 2014
At odds with Krugman, economist Posen urges Abe to raise consumption tax
Adam Posen is sticking to his guns in recommending that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe raise the consumption tax.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 17, 2014
Faltering GDP adds pressure to Abe to call off sales tax hike
The announcement that the economy contracted for a second consecutive quarter raises the political pressure on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to delay the consumption tax hike planned for next October.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 16, 2014
Takata case shows Abe faces an uphill battle
if Abe is going to get traction with policies to make corporate Japan more vibrant and productive, executives have to drop the ignore-deny-obfuscate mindset of old.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 11, 2014
Japan has lost ground on five economic fronts since last China summit
Japan had the upper hand when Shinzo Abe visited Beijing in October 2006 in his first stint as prime minister. China has since improved its position.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2014
Kuroda sprang easing surprise to head off damaging inflation forecast
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda not only surprised the markets with his latest splurge of monetary easing. He sprang it on his own Policy Board members just two days earlier, jolted into action to stop them from making a lowball forecast that might have sunk his flagship inflation target.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 10, 2014
Kuroda sprang easing surprise to head off damaging inflation forecast
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda not only surprised the markets with his latest splurge of monetary easing. He sprang it on his own Policy Board members just two days earlier, jolted into action to stop them making a low-ball forecast that might have sunk his flagship inflation target.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 7, 2014
Profits at Japanese firms approach all-time high, but not everyone is smiling
Japanese companies are headed toward their highest profits ever, as the falling yen boosts exporters from Toyota Motor Corp. to Uniqlo-operator Fast Retailing Co.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 3, 2014
Wounded Abe grapples with tax jinx after BOJ easing move
Back in April when Shinzo Abe raised the consumption tax, he was betting he could break a jinx that has doomed prime ministers to losing their jobs.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 3, 2014
BOJ battles entrenched 'deflation mindset' among Japanese consumers
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda doesn't need to convince people that deflation brings problems, but getting them to believe that higher prices will make conditions better is a harder sell.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 31, 2014
Six ways to give 'Abenomics' a boost
While Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policies and proposed tax cuts favor companies that employ tens of thousands, they offer little for young Japanese with a laptop and a dream.
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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