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ECONOMY

JAPAN / Politics
Jan 7, 2017
Abe meets visiting U.S. investor Soros as he seeks new ideas for Abenomics
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met U.S. investor George Soros and British economic and financial thinker Adair Turner in Tokyo on Friday, having indicated in speeches earlier this week he wants to find fresh ways to try his Abenomics program this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Jan 6, 2017
Tokyo stocks likely to rise moderately in 2017; Trump policies eyed
While traditional investment wisdom holds that the market will be volatile in 2017, Tokyo stocks will likely continue the current "Trump rally" this year, although at a mild pace, supported by a weaker yen and solid corporate earnings.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 4, 2017
Look for Alibaba's counterfeit woes to drag on
By many measures, counterfeiting is one of China's leading industrial sectors.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 3, 2017
China's dangerous 2017 dominates the region
Fears of a Chinese financial crash loom large, but Japan and South Korea also face thorny challenges.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GEARING UP FOR THE GAMES
Jan 3, 2017
Tokyo Olympics fueling expectations of an economic boom — and fear of a bubble
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BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 3, 2017
60% of major Japanese companies expect economy to grow this year
Last year, 90 percent of companies were bullish on the coming 12 months.
EDITORIALS
Jan 2, 2017
Abenomics four years on
With economic growth remaining fragile and uneven, it's time for the Abe administration to pursue structural reforms more vigorously.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2017
Protectionism will make America 1953 again
A revival of protectionism will hurt America more than it will help it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 30, 2016
Nikkei logs highest close in 20 years as volatile 2016 comes to an end
The index finishes at its highest close in two decades as the final trading day of the year sees investors move to lock in gains.
EDITORIALS
Dec 27, 2016
The fiscal 2017 budget
The government should avoid relying on overly optimistic economic scenarios to cover its bloated expenses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2016
'Sharing economy' takes off in Japan despite barriers
Japan's "sharing economy" all but caught fire in 2016, inspired by a growing global trend.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Dec 21, 2016
Honda keeps twin SUVs coming as China rewards 'badge engineering'
In China's auto market, carmakers are employing a strategy that's long been eschewed by the rest of the world: If a new model is helping you win, introduce a twin.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 20, 2016
Obama's top achievement: heading off a depression
U.S. President Barack Obama's greatest accomplishment was acting to make sure the Great Recession did not become something far worse.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 19, 2016
Why China's sale of U.S. Treasuries is great news
Japan's replacement of China as America's banker frees Trump to take a tougher stance against an assertive Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2016
Welcome to the age of hyper-uncertainty
The year 2017 will mark the 40th anniversary of the publication of John Kenneth Galbraith's 'The Age of Uncertainty.' But if Galbraith were writing the same book in 2017, he probably would call the 1970s the Age of Assurance.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 8, 2016
Japan Inc. warns of global trade contraction under Trump presidency: poll
Corporate Japan is bracing for a rocky ride under incoming U.S. President Donald Trump, a Reuters poll showed, with well over a third of firms seeing a contraction in global trade as concerns about a rise in U.S. protectionism threaten to shatter a fragile economic recovery.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 7, 2016
Economy is about to grow by ¥19.8 trillion, at least on paper
Japan's economy will grow by an amount equivalent to New Zealand's economy in the blink of an eye on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 29, 2016
Export gains to help Japan reach 1% GDP growth in 2017, says OECD
Japan's economy will grow 1 percent next year before slowing to a 0.8 percent expansion in 2018, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said in its latest global economic outlook.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 22, 2016
Cooperation key to realizing an Asian century
If Asian countries can develop a shared vision for an economic community and a political association, this century could be theirs.
EDITORIALS
Nov 16, 2016
What the GDP data portends
The Abe administration should urgently tackle long-awaited structural reforms to generate new avenues of economic growth.

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