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ECONOMY

COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 14, 2016
Corporate social responsibility can save Japan
Corporate Japan should not continue to miss the opportunity to brand itself as a hub of sustainability excellence.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jun 6, 2016
As his stimulus efforts struggle, Abe pushes 'equal pay' to lift Japan's economy
When Fumiko Kasai returned to work a decade ago she found the job market was very different to the one she had left in the 1980s to raise her four children.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 31, 2016
Abe's tax debate is an ill-timed distraction
Raising the consumption tax would once again treat the symptoms of Japan's economic malaise, not the causes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 27, 2016
G-7 broadly agrees on ways to spur growth
Leaders agree to better cooperate on fiscal measures, but they remain sharply divided on how much each country should spend.
EDITORIALS
May 27, 2016
G-7 summit and Japan's economy
The Abe administration's economic policies should be reassessed in light of the statement made at the G-7 summit on Friday.
EDITORIALS
May 24, 2016
Abe's promised new policy direction
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new plan to 'promote the dynamic engagement of all citizens' falls short when it comes to specifics on how it will achieve its ambitious goals.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 19, 2016
What Joseph Stiglitz really said about Abenomics
Leading economist Joseph Stiglitz has firm ideas about what steps are needed to cure Japan's ailing economy, and they don't include a higher consumption tax or corporate tax cuts.
EDITORIALS
May 17, 2016
Disaster-proof supply chains
Japanese companies must rethink their supply-chain strategies to make them more resilient to natural disasters.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 16, 2016
Abe lurches to economic left to broaden appeal before crucial summer election
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is shifting his economic policies to the left in a bid to broaden his appeal ahead of a key election this summer.
COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2016
The U.S. Federal Reserve's risky new mandate
The U.S. Federal Reserve has all but explicitly recognized a new role: promoting global financial stability inches closer to achieving its targets for the domestic economy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 2, 2016
Japan's rising poverty defies glib explanations
Japan defies the usual stories for the causes of poverty, especially regarding the increase in the percentage of poor people since the 1980s.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 27, 2016
The muzzling of Japan's media is hurting Abenomics
How can Japan's fossilized politics and business change if media shies away from asking tough questions?
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Apr 26, 2016
Beijing puts the squeeze on foreign companies in China
Japanese firms based in China are feeling the pinch as Beijing tightens its grip on capital transactions.

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