Tag - economics

 
Menu
Search
 
November 22, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

ECONOMICS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2020
Debunking the myth of ‘helicopter money’
What does Modern Monetary Theory actually say about financing government borrowing and spending?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2020
Reopening is more about ethics than science
But scientists can give us the information we need to make an informed decision.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 28, 2020
Fed brings the global financial system back from the abyss
Sitting calmly in front of a bookshelf filled with thick volumes of the "Federal Reserve Bulletin," Jerome Powell this week set out to offer a simple explanation for the complicated steps the U.S. central bank is taking to relieve dire stresses in the global financial system.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2020
Personal stress, not laziness, perpetuates the poverty rut
Many believe lifestyles are due to low effort, but economists are starting to accumulate evidence that the stress of living in poverty drives people to subpar decisions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 24, 2020
Take a fresh look at intangible assets
A key challenge for the economy going forward is to how to invigorate Japanese firms' investments in intangible assets.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 10, 2020
Were the 2010s a return to the 1930s?
The last decade saw the framework of the long postwar period start to crumble.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 9, 2020
10 surprises for Japan in 2020
Japan's prospects for the new year appear stellar.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 27, 2019
Nurture Japan's strength to innovate
Japan is lagging behind many other countries when it comes to innovation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 29, 2019
China's financial warning signs flashing nearly everywhere as policymakers scramble
From rural bank runs to surging consumer indebtedness and an unprecedented bond restructuring, mounting signs of financial stress in China are putting the nation's policymakers to the test.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2019
Specter of funding crunch looms over runs at China's small banks
Bundles of yuan notes were stacked high behind the counters of branches of Yingkou Coastal Bank earlier this month, as the northeast China lender fought off a run on deposits while on-site government officials battled rumors of a funding crunch.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2019
Green markets for equitable growth
Any realistic solution to the climate crisis must keep the engines of economic growth running. A global carbon market would do just that.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 1, 2019
Abe rolls the dice on his political legacy with tax hike
Shinzo Abe will almost certainly become the nation's longest-serving prime minister next month. Whether he will be remembered as a success could well hinge on how the economy weathers the consumption tax hike.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2019
Argentina — a cautionary tale for Trump's America
Argentina was one of the world's richest economies in the first few decades of the 20th century, but subsequently became a cautionary tale of how a wealthy country can lose its way.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 6, 2019
Bank of Russia cuts rate for third time as inflation slows
The Bank of Russia pushed through its third consecutive interest-rate cut as inflation dropped closer to a 4 percent target.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 23, 2019
Tokyo-Seoul row hits economies
The escalating feud between South Korea and Japan is heightening concerns about the fallout for global supply chains, financial markets and economic growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2019
'Modern Monetary Theory' may be Democrats' economic cure, but only Trump seems to have got the memo
From her home overlooking Setauket Harbor on Long Island's North Shore, a motorboat bobbing at the dock, Stephanie Kelton hopes to revolutionize how the U.S. government manages the economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2019
Japan's peaceful Heisei Era leaves legacy of change, growth and tragedy
Emperor Akihito's abdication Tuesday will end the three-decade Heisei Era that began on Jan. 8, 1989, a day after he inherited the throne upon the death of his father, Emperor Showa.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 16, 2019
What really caused the global financial crisis?
A new book offers some answers and sensible suggestions to reduce the odds of a future crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 2, 2019
Japan government bonds have a cute sales mascot, but there's only one buyer that matters
In the land that gave us Hello Kitty, it's no surprise the government employs an endearing mascot to sell its bonds. His name is Kokusai-sensei. A pint-size rendition of him welcomes visitors to the investor relations office at the Finance Ministry. Pudgy and professorial, he's got his own Twitter account...
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.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
By Kathryn Wortley

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

SWCC keeps changing with keyword ‘new challenges’
SWCC keeps changing with keyword ‘new challenges’

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER