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ECONOMY

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 14, 2016
Kuroda turns cautiously optimistic about inflation target
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda expressed confidence Monday that the 2 percent inflation target will be achieved around fiscal 2018, saying a pickup in oil prices and possible wage growth could help push up prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 13, 2016
Majority of Japanese believe nation's economy is tanking: poll
A majority of Japanese think the country's economy is worsening due to slumping consumer spending and stagnant wage increases, according to results of a nationwide poll published Sunday by local newspapers.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 11, 2016
Want to impress Trump? Make Abenomics work
Japan's leader needs to convince Trump that Asia's second biggest economy can be a winner again.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 4, 2016
Russia, Japan weigh priority projects for economic cooperation
Russian and Japanese economy and energy ministers agreed Thursday to flesh out dozens of specific projects in the two countries' economic cooperation over the next month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 1, 2016
Park Geun-hye crisis fans Korean lost decade risks
President Park's links to the Rasputin of Korea make her a lame duck leader and kills off chances for reform.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 1, 2016
Japan may be too scared of failure to succeed
Unless inventive, aggressive companies are around to do something productive with the cheap cash the BOJ is generating, policymakers will never be able to jump-start the economy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 31, 2016
Abenomic's secret success
Japan's economy may be doing significantly better lately than the national statistics seem to suggest.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 31, 2016
Bank of Japan confronts the Wall of Shame
Haruhiko Kuroda's fight against deflation has been hampered by a legacy of policy ineptitude.
EDITORIALS
Oct 27, 2016
Foreign trainees as caregivers
The government shouldn't use the trouble-plagued foreign trainee program to fill manpower shortages in the nursing care sector.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Oct 25, 2016
Abe's regulatory reform show
Is Prime Minister Abe's vow to tackle regulatory reform merely a ploy to keep the stock market afloat while he pushes other agenda?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 24, 2016
Liberal arts studies are key to Japan's economic revival
Technologies combined with liberal arts are indispensable for the third industrial revolution, which is almost over, and the fourth industrial revolution, which has just begun.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2016
Why Thailand must tackle populist backlash
Thailand's military junta must focus on reviving growth and address inequality to bridge deep-seated political divisions.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 13, 2016
Komatsu China sales jump as recovery quickens from 5-year slump
Komatsu Ltd., the world's second-biggest maker of construction and mining equipment, said its sales of excavators in China almost doubled last month, signaling an acceleration in the recovery from a five-year slump in what was once its largest market.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 12, 2016
Just say no to 'hard Brexit'
If British Prime Minister Theresa May goes ahead with a 'hard Brexit' she will damage British interests.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 12, 2016
Secular stagnation or self-inflicted malaise?
The only way out of the malaise plaguing numerous economies is a hefty dose of creative destruction.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 7, 2016
Key economic index takes first dip in three months
The coincident index of economic indicators fell for the first time in three months in August, the government said in a preliminary report Friday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 6, 2016
Olympic mania sidetracking efforts to revitalize Japan
Tokyo 2020 is diverting attention away from the best chance Japan has had in 20 years to regain its mojo.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2016
China's progress is killing the instant noodle
Rising wages have improved living standards and expectations for millions of Chinese workers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2016
Donald Trump's best friend is Rosy Scenario
The Republican candidate's economic plan relies on unrealistic visions of rapid growth and boundless tax revenue.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2016
Don't hype China's reserve currency moment
Hopes that entry into the IMF's currency basket would quicken the pace of reforms have been dashed.
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
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
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.
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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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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