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JAPAN
Dec 15, 2021
Land ministry overstated construction orders data for years, potentially inflating Japan's GDP
The land ministry was 'rewriting' monthly data from about 12,000 select companies since 2013, at a pace of about 10,000 entries per year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2021
The end of free money
Rising inflation does not look to be a just a temporary problem, and supply bottlenecks are not the only cause.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 8, 2021
Japan's GDP shrank more than initial estimates during summer COVID-19 crisis
The deeper-than-expected contraction of 3.6% suggests the economy may have been weaker than first thought before the summer's state of emergency was lifted at the start of October.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 18, 2021
China's economy stumbles on power crunch and property woes
GDP grew 4.9% in the July-September period from a year earlier, the weakest clip since the third quarter of 2020 and missing forecasts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 27, 2021
GDP, the climate crisis and how to think like an economist
People who get annoyed at small changes in America tend not to appreciate the true magnitude of the American GDP.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 8, 2021
Japan’s economy grew at faster clip last quarter as government spent more
Gross domestic product grew at an annualized pace of 1.9% in the three months to June.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 16, 2021
Japan's economy rebounds in April-June quarter, but COVID-19 clouds outlook
The rebound was much weaker than that of other advanced economies, highlighting the fallout from Tokyo's struggle in containing the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 28, 2021
Beware America’s soaring public debt
Though America's gross federal debt now stands at 107% of GDP — a post-WWII record — the Biden administration's 2022 budget will see the country's largest-ever peacetime deficits.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 8, 2021
Japan's GDP shrinks less than feared, easing double-dip worries
The adjusted figure came as yet another round of restrictions to contain the coronavirus threatens to prolong an economic slump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2021
COVID-19 trauma has changed economics — maybe forever
The 2008 crash triggered a rethink, but the framework in place since the 1980s emerged relatively intact. The pandemic then cast those conventions aside around the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 1, 2021
Japan's capital spending extends declines as firms tighten purse strings
Spending was pulled down by weaker investments in transportation equipment, electrical machinery and real estate.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 18, 2021
Japan's economy slumps more than expected as COVID-19 hits consumption
Extended state of emergency curbs are likely to keep any recovery in the current quarter modest, analysts say
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 16, 2021
Russia’s bear economy
Lacking secure property rights and being subject to Western sanctions, Russia can attract only fools and crooks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2021
The two sides of Chinese GDP
And the key takeaway here is that China remains a poor country, despite its phenomenal headline GDP growth over the past four decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2021
China’s economy soars by record a year after pandemic slump
The country's economy steadily picked up pace after an historic contraction in the first quarter of last year, recovering all its lost ground by the end of September.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
Trump unveils 10% global tariff, with Japan levy set at 24%
Trump tosses a MAGA hat to the crowd during an event in which he unveiled new tariffs in the White House on Wednesday.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
Japan, South Korea and China vow to strengthen trade ties amid looming U.S. tariffs
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (left), South Korean Trade Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (center) and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao during a trilateral meeting in Seoul on Sunday
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.

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