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ECONOMY

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2020
As pandemic rages on, world economic recovery looks ever more shaky
Many economists believe it could take a year or two for the global situation to get back to normal.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2020
Fitch revises Japan’s long-term outlook from stable to negative
The firm kept the rating itself unchanged, following a similar move last month by S&P Global Ratings.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 28, 2020
Cushy coronavirus aid contract puts Japan ad giant Dentsu under spotlight
The ad giant has acquired the task of distributing a $20 billion package to help ailing businesses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jul 27, 2020
Coronavirus resurgence endangers Japan’s economic recovery scenario
Consumer mood may be headed for another downward swing, which would be devastating for companies that barely survived the initial pandemic damage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 27, 2020
Pandemic forces digital change on Japanese companies
The coronavirus pandemic may be a drag on economies across the globe, but in Japan it’s bringing long-overdue changes in work habits and tools.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2020
Twenty years after digital push, Japanese government still stuck under piles of paper
Two decades after Japan rolled out an ambitious plan to go digital, the COVID-19 crisis has exposed the government's deeply rooted technological shortcomings as ministries remain stuck in a paper-driven culture that experts say is hurting productivity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 23, 2020
BOJ taps big data for tips on guiding economy through pandemic pain
The conservative central bank now has a 180-member statistics team trolling through new types of data to gain new insights into the virus-hindered economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2020
Toward a less crowded planet
There is reason to hope that the global population could drop to 4 or 5 billion by 2200.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 22, 2020
After troubled start, Go To Travel campaign still likely to achieve some aims
Battered by the health crisis, the domestic tourism industry sees a glimmer of hope in the campaign and its gargantuan u00a51.35 trillion budget.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 22, 2020
WeWork set to lose major Japan tenant Rakuten, sources say
The e-commerce giant will let its contract run out in August without renewing, leaving about 700 desks empty in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 21, 2020
Japan's core consumer prices flat in June as deflation risks remain
The reading dashed expectations for a third straight month of decline, after central bank comments that the economy would likely shake off the pandemic hit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 20, 2020
Securing Japan from Chinese ‘predatory economics’
Managing risks and fortifying national security is critical while doing business with China.

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