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ABENOMICS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 21, 2014
Abe eyes land-price reflation in zones to spur building boom
Japan wants to trigger a jump in inner-city property prices by loosening building restrictions in test zones under "Abenomics," a government adviser said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 19, 2014
Abe: 'Numbers do not lie'
Prime Minister Abe plays up fiscal consolidation and across-the-board prosperity as he returns to his “Abenomics” script for the Liberal Democratic Party convention.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 18, 2014
Lexicon for today's Japan: Reading between the lies
Plowing through the news, one is often struck by the proliferation of acronyms, jargon, new names and terms. It can be a baffling experience, so I thought I would provide some explanations, keywords, synonyms, associative notions and interpretations to aid comprehension — even at risk of differing...
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 17, 2014
Japanese household assets rose 1.5% in 2012, first increase in six years
The value of assets held by Japanese households at the end of 2012 rose 1.5 percent from a year earlier to ¥2.586 quadrillion, the first increase in six years, the government said Friday in its national accounts report.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 17, 2014
A vision for Japan's future
Thanks to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's 'Abenomics' initiative for national economic recovery, Japan's economy as well as its currency and stock markets started the New Year on a positive note for the first time in a long while.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 14, 2014
Current-account gap widens to record on weak yen
As imports climbed, the nation's current-account deficit widened to a record in November, underscoring challenges for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he tries to drive a sustained economic rebound.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 12, 2014
New round of stimulus to cushion second tax hike in 2015: Amari
Another round of economic stimulus replete with lush fiscal spending will be set up when the government decides to complete the doubling of the consumption tax to 10 percent in 2015, economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari confirmed Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 12, 2014
Deflation Watch: New Year's scorecard
It seems likely that the consumption tax increase will derail the government's economic boom train.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2014
Sake boom revives rice types as Abe eyes exports
Farmers on Japan's west coast will sow Nihonbare rice this year for the first time in a decade as growers around the country return to older varieties to meet demand for record sake exports.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 6, 2014
Abe squandering good will
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's weakening public standing doesn't bode well for the 'third arrow' of his economic plan — lower trade barriers, less regulation and a greater embrace of free-market principles.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 6, 2014
Arrival of 'bad inflation' trend bodes ill for Japan's rebound
Price increases are prompting Japanese shoppers to buy less mayonnaise, showing the fragility of any economic rebound unless wages keep up with living costs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 4, 2014
Slippery slope to Yasukuni, Nago oiled by lucre
As with the Yasukuni story, most of the commentary on Okinawa base relocation deal focused on its contentious nature, but also like the Yasukuni story, the main impetus behind the actions reported was economic.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 4, 2014
Back and forward: Asia in 2013; predictions for 2014
Crystal-ball gazing is a notoriously inexact science, so before getting to that, let's lessen the potential exposure to ridicule by starting with a roundup of the last 12 months' key trends and events in Asia.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 3, 2014
Only 17% of Japan's biggest firms plan to raise wages
Only 17 percent of major companies will raise wages in the business year that starts April 1, even though 71 percent expect the economy to expand in 2014, according to a Kyodo News survey.
EDITORIALS
Dec 31, 2013
A year to become politically active
In 2014 the Japanese people risk having their rights to freedoms of the press, thought expression curtailed as a result of the state secrets protection bill that the Abe administration rushed through the Diet in December.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Dec 29, 2013
Education in 2013: an 'A' for ambition, but Japan will have to do better
Will 2014 be the year we start to see a genuinely forward-thinking, globalized outlook for education in Japan? The rapidly changing global economy, regional tensions and shrinking population suggest huge challenges await the country's youth on their emergence into the job market in the coming years.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 27, 2013
'Abenomics' turns Japanese hedge funds into world's best performers
Japanese hedge funds are heading for record returns this year as investors bet that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policies will succeed in reviving the world's third-largest economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2013
Cabinet OKs record budget for 2014
The Cabinet approves a record u00a595.88 trillion general account budget for fiscal 2014 as the Abe administration seeks simultaneously to conquer decades of deflation and restore the nation's precarious fiscal health.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 24, 2013
Mention of 'deflation' dropped from monthly economic report
The government dropped the word "deflation" in its monthly economic report Tuesday for the first time in more than four years amid signs of growth in consumer spending, but it refrained from announcing the end of deflation because prices could still fall back.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 21, 2013
Abe controls direction of policy debate
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made buzzwords and catchphrases a hallmark of his administration, using them to frame debate and capture public attention.
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.
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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