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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 7, 2021
Environmental debt risk is bigger than Japan’s GDP
For Moody's Investors Service, environmental considerations are becoming increasingly relevant when assessing credit quality.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 26, 2020
China to leapfrog U.S. as world's biggest economy by 2028, report says
China will overtake the United States to become the world's biggest economy in 2028, five years earlier than previously estimated due to the contrasting recoveries of the two countries from the COVID-19 pandemic, a think tank said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 9, 2020
Prime Minister Suga makes a $708 billion bet on political survival
The government's fiscal response to the pandemic already dwarfs measures taken after the global financial crisis, as well as the earthquake and tsunami of 2011.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 25, 2020
The post-COVID-19 industrial revitalization
There's still no end in sight for the pandemic crisis, but as Japan's economy averts a worst-case scenario, how to revitalize its industries is becoming a major issue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 16, 2020
Japanese economy rebounds from record slump as pandemic pain eases
Gross domestic product grew an annualized 21.4% in the three months through September from the previous quarter, expanding at the fastest clip since 1968.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 19, 2020
China’s economy accelerates, broadening global recovery from pandemic
Underpinning the recovery has been an aggressive containment of the coronavirus that has allowed factories to quickly reopen.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2020
India needs to copy China better
To lure manufacturers away from China, India is going to have to convince them that they'll be able to operate just as easily and efficiently.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 8, 2020
Japan's economy shrank more than expected in second quarter, heightening woes for new leader
The world's third-largest economy shrank an annualized 28.1 percent in April-June, more than a preliminary reading of a 27.8 percent contraction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2020
Japan’s economy set to crater by a record in awful quarter
Analysts see gross domestic product contracting at an annualized pace of 27 percent in the three months through June.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 3, 2020
Japan’s economy shrinks at same pace in first quarter as capital expenditures hold up
The data that continued to show Japan was in a recession before the coronavirus pandemic took its heaviest toll.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 30, 2020
U.S. economy shrinks at record 32.9% pace in second quarter
The U.S. economy suffered its sharpest downturn since at least the 1940s in the second quarter, highlighting how the pandemic has ravaged businesses across the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 16, 2020
China's economy rebounds in second quarter after steep slump
Authorities are widely expected to maintain policy support in the second half to bolster the revival, despite concerns over rising debt risks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 15, 2020
China set to return to growth after easing virus lockdowns
Positive economic indicators offer hope to other nations looking to bolster damaged markets as they ease pandemic restrictions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 8, 2020
Japan's June business failures hit monthly high for the year
The number of bankruptcies caused by the fallout of the COVID-19 epidemic came to 94 in June, the highest monthly count ever.

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