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ABENOMICS

BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 12, 2013
'Abenomics' dark side: hinterland pay cuts
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cuts to local-government subsidies are like trying to "wring water from an old rag that's been squeezed dry," says Kazuya Yoshida, a 27-year municipal employee in Shijonawate, Osaka Prefecture.
EDITORIALS
Jul 9, 2013
'Abenomics' too narrow in focus
The Abe administration's policy of monetary easing must end sometime. Voters in this month's Upper House polls should weigh the policy's effect on jobs and wages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2013
Japan's maverick entrepreneurs offer Abe lessons in growth
There's no shortage of pundits eager to tell Shinzo Abe how to shake up Japan's economy. Instead of looking to academics for advice, though, the prime minister should get into the trenches with some of the nation's more unconventional corporate heads.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 1, 2013
'Abenomics' fallout: Food prices rise on weak yen but wages stay flat
Bitten by the yen's decline, Japanese food suppliers hike prices on wide range of items, dealing a blow to consumers waiting for their paychecks to rise under 'Abenomics.'
COMMENTARY / Japan / THE VIEW FROM EUROPE
Jul 1, 2013
Constitutional revision debate could make or break 'Abenomics'
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's popularity continues — the latest Nikkei and TV Tokyo survey shows his approval rating at 66 percent, his Liberal Democratic Party's victory in the Upper House election seems highly probable, "Abenomics" is still on course, and even medium-term economic growth seems...
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 25, 2013
Japan by the numbers (06.25.13)
We read Japan by the numbers and learn ... Powerpoint rules, and blogs sway a quarter of consumers, but not as much as Abenomics.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 25, 2013
Day traders creating, exploiting volatility
Sitting before a cluster of computer screens in an apartment with the drapes shut, it took Naoki Murakami seconds to make $3,500 betting $1 million that Tokyo Electric Power Co. shares would fall a fraction of a percent.
EDITORIALS
Jun 22, 2013
Kudos and caution for Mr. Abe
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been praised by G-8 leaders for his monetary policy as well as warned not to forget about a medium-term fiscal plan.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2013
Abe states intention to promote nuclear power via energy market, safety reform
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has clarified his intention to promote nuclear power despite the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 plant, pledging to make efforts to enhance safety at atomic energy facilities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 20, 2013
Pitch to G-8 colleagues leaves Abe in a bind
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, by pitching his economic policies to his fellow leaders at the Group of Eight summit in Northern Ireland, has put himself in a bind with the need to show a blueprint for achieving both growth and fiscal rehabilitation.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 20, 2013
April sales tax hike a given: Amari
Japan will answer the world's call and present a credible midterm fiscal plan by implementing the sales tax hike as planned next April, economic revitalization minister Akira Amari said Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 20, 2013
'Abenomics' in a race against clock
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party is headed for victory in July's Upper House election, yet the batteries to Abe's revival plan are running out.
EDITORIALS
Jun 19, 2013
Growth strategy misses
The 'Abenomics' growth strategy just adopted looks like a wish list of budgets with project names that will be coveted by individual government ministries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2013
'Abenomics' spiel guardedly praised
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, resolved to end nearly two decades of deflation and revive the economy, explains his economic and fiscal policies to his fellow G-8 chiefs, turning 'Abenomics' into an international commitment in the process.
EDITORIALS
Jun 17, 2013
The dark side of Abenomics
The dark side of Abenomics is rearing its head as stock prices show erratic fluctuations. Institutional investors have made profits, but not ordinary citizens.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jun 15, 2013
Yen's slump fails to stem corporate exodus overseas
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promises that his growth policies will revive the nation's industrial might. For Takumi Tanaka at auto parts maker Uchida Co., times are worse than after the 2011 quake-tsunami catastrophe.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 14, 2013
Abe growth wish list gets Cabinet's nod
The Cabinet adopts two sets of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic and fiscal policy papers, filled with dozens of bold economic goals and no specifics on how to achieve them.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jun 14, 2013
Proof of 'Abenomics' pudding is in execution
The third pillar of 'Abenomics' approved by the Cabinet may have lacked the impact of its two predecessors, but everything will hinge on the steady execution of all three.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 13, 2013
Abe vows to draw up tax steps by fall to boost business investments
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government pledges to hammer out concrete tax reforms by fall to bolster business investment, after its growth strategy unveiled last week failed to meet market expectations, driving down stocks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 12, 2013
DPJ to play up dark side of 'Abenomics' in Upper House poll
The Democratic Party of Japan has unveiled a final draft of its campaign platform for July's House of Councilors election, criticizing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policies.

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