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ECONOMICS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 1, 2017
Corporate Japan looking too Chinese for comfort
The steady parade of corporate scandals shows the government isn't doing enough to bring Japan Inc. to heel.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 30, 2017
China versus the Washington Consensus
China's continued economic success calls into question longstanding assumptions about the optimal balance of state and market mechanisms in driving economic development.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2017
Wanted: A better defense of modern-day capitalism
Capitalism is taking on new forms in the 21st century, and the old arguments to defend it no longer have any relevance.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2017
Japan labels North Korea 'significant geopolitical risk' to global economy
Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso singles out North Korea's development of deliverable nuclear weapons as “the most significant geopolitical risk” to steady and broad-based economic growth.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2017
A Nobel for humility in field of economics
Instead of trying to design a new theory-of-everything to explain anomalies, Richard Thaler borrowed or created situation-specific theories.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2017
American 'Nudge' theorist Thaler wins this year's economics Nobel
U.S. academic Richard Thaler, who helped popularize the idea of "nudging" people toward doing what is best for them, on Monday won the 2017 Nobel economics prize — officially called the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel — for his work on how human nature...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 1, 2017
Japan's demographic sweet spot
Japan will emerge as the only advanced economy that achieves the ultimate goal sought by policymakers — a new middle class.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2017
America's engine is being slowed by complacency
America is losing the dynamic drive that made it the world's leading economic power.
EDITORIALS
Sep 13, 2017
Japan in its second-longest postwar boom?
Rather than focus on the length of the current economic 'boom,' the government should carry out a sober assessment of the economy and use it to guide its economic policy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2017
How regulators have failed in the post-financial crisis era
The 2007 financial crisis resulted from a cognitive mistake on the part of bankers and regulators alike. Ten years later, few are willing to admit this, let alone explore what is needed to prevent another disaster.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 18, 2017
Why robots won't steal all our jobs
New technologies inspire new jobs, a study concludes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 11, 2017
Are the state planners back again?
Demands for new types of leadership and a return to strong government intervention and protection can be heard all round.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2017
The next recession may be postponed
The Phillips Curve, a tool that shows the relationship between inflation and unemployment, has shifted.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2017
Firms need new strategies in new world order
Facing anti-globalization, companies need a chief global strategist combining economic acumen with a political/power strategy mindset and intercultural charm.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2017
Workers have made modern Germany great
The German economy is going great guns thanks to high exports and strong unions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2017
Globalism versus populism
Whether or not this year will prove to be a turning point in history will soon become clear.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2017
Trump is already losing to China in technology
U.S. President Donald Trump's policies offer a road map for how not to compete with China.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 13, 2017
Why economists can't forecast worth a hoot
The gap between prediction and reality may be widening.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 4, 2017
No free ride for U.S. auto manufacturers
Anyone who was around in the 1980s will remember the turmoil caused by the U.S.-Japan trade imbalance, especially in the automotive field. In order to maintain their growing position in the American market, Japanese car manufacturers knew they would have to move some of their operations to the United...
EDITORIALS
Feb 19, 2017
Consumption still key to growth
The government needs to do more to spur consumer spending.
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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