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ECONOMY

COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 30, 2016
Finance Ministry vs. the currency speculators
The Finance Ministry remains hesitant to back its tough talk with action, not least because of U.S. disapproval of supposed 'currency manipulation.'
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2016
The comeback of middle-wage jobs in America
Middle-wage workers are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. labor market, but can America's education system to provide the skills that the economy now demands?
EDITORIALS
Aug 25, 2016
Japan's shaky fiscal consolidation
Instead of selling rosy high-growth scenarios, the Abe adminstration should present a concrete and credible road map for fiscal rehabilitation.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2016
Can the private sector save the U.S. economy?
Why is the U.S. economy taking so long to recover from the Great Recession?
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 15, 2016
The good news in China's growth slowdown
China must avoid the siren song of credit-fueled growth or pay the price of growing imbalances and rising debt.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 14, 2016
56% of major firms expect temporary lull in economy: survey
More than half of major Japanese companies surveyed expect the economy to remain flat through the end of the year, citing such concerns as sluggish consumer spending, a stronger yen and the effects of Britain's decision to leave the European Union, a Kyodo News survey has shown.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Aug 12, 2016
Cabinet Office view of 2014 economy contraction differs from BOJ take
The official view in Japan for more than a year has been that the economy contracted in 2014 after a sales-tax hike stunted consumer spending. A new analysis from economists at the central bank paints a very different picture, suggesting that gross domestic product actually grew 2.4 percent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 10, 2016
Japan's June core machinery orders log first rise in three months
Japan's core private-sector machinery orders rose a seasonally adjusted 8.3 percent in June from May, rebounding from two straight month of decline, the government said Wednesday, led by large orders for transport equipment including rail cars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2016
Japan firms to see sales peak over new Mountain Day holiday
As Japanese prepare to head for the hills Thursday for the nation’s inaugural Mountain Day holiday, retailers and tour operators are gearing up for an  ¥820 billion windfall.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 8, 2016
July bankruptcies fall to 26-year low, down 9.5% on year
The number of corporate bankruptcies fell last month to the lowest level for a July in 26 years and down 9.5 percent from a year earlier to 712, according to a credit research agency.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 8, 2016
Putting disastrous week behind him, Trump to focus on economy, Clinton
Seeking to move beyond a week of discord, U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will on Monday outline plans for trade, taxes and regulation and contrast his ideas for economic growth with those of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 4, 2016
52.5% oppose Abe staying on as LDP leader beyond 2018: poll
Despite victory in July's Upper House election, 52.5 percent of respondents oppose Prime Minister Shinzo Abe remaining leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party beyond his current term through September 2018, a poll showed Thursday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 1, 2016
Abe's wand has lost its magic
Prime Minister Abe's failing is that he sees Abenomics as a magic wand that he can wave and all will be well.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 25, 2016
Government keeps assessment of economy but cuts view on business sentiment
The government retained on Monday its assessment that Japan's economy is recovering moderately but adopted a weaker view on corporate sentiment due to a firming yen and Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
EDITORIALS
Jul 21, 2016
Fixing China's troubled economy
Beijing needs to do more to put China's economic act together.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2016
How slow will China's economic growth go?
China's future is anything but predetermined. With the right approach, it can manage a smooth transition from middle- to high-income status.
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2016
G-20 finance chiefs expected to put 'all policy tools' on the table after Brexit vote
Finance chiefs of the world's 20 leading economies are expected to vow further cooperation this weekend to ensure economic and market stability after Britain voted to leave the European Union last month.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 19, 2016
BOJ's perpetual QE quandary
It may be time for BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda to read from a 1930s playbook if deflation is here to stay.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 17, 2016
U.S. candidates are getting globalization wrong
The best thing the U.S. can do to improve its international competitiveness is to strengthen its domestic economy.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 14, 2016
Japan slashes growth forecast to 0.9% amid slack consumption and investment
The government has slashed its domestic economic growth projection for this fiscal year because an anticipated purchasing surge did not materialize after the second stage of a consumption tax hike was postponed.
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
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.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
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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