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GLOBAL ECONOMY

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2022
From war to wild weather, global crop problems point to years of high food prices
The world has perhaps never seen this level of simultaneous agricultural disruption, according to agriculture executives, industry analysts, farmers and economists.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2022
Hunger in U.S. is worse now than during the pandemic
As war and inflation make food more expensive and harder to get, U.S. lawmakers must accept that it isn't a passing problem but an enduring reality for the country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2022
It’s the inflation, stupid
Dangerously high inflation has left Americans deeply dissatisfied with the economy and likely to punish the Democrats in this year's midterm elections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2022
Global commodity shock enters next phase with recession test
In Japan, one of the world's top LNG importers, the government is trying to curb consumption and is considering unprecedented moves to procure more fuel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 25, 2022
U.S. recession would be 'necessary price' to defeat inflation, IMF chief says
For 2023, U.S. growth is expected to slow to 1.7%, but 'narrowly avoid' a recession, according to the annual review of the country's economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2022
The rich-poor divide on clean power is getting wider
Rich nations can green their own economies all they want. If they don't provide the funds to repeat the trick around the world, it will all be in vain.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 22, 2022
The fertility crisis started in Japan, but it won’t stay here
A declining population and plummeting fertility rate isn't a unique Japanese phenomenon. All rich countries will contend with this crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 19, 2022
Shoppers are facing shortages of beer to popcorn this summer
A wide array of factors — from adverse weather and the pandemic to geopolitical tensions and rebounding demand — are stretching supply chains to the limit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Jun 19, 2022
Once feted for pandemic heroics, world's central banks face an uneasy crowd
Faith has begun to erode that policymakers will hit their typical 2% inflation targets any time soon — a worrisome development that's begun shaping central banks' own reactions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2022
Economic consequences of a Ukraine peace
It seems wrong to ask the U.S. and Europe to repair what Russia has broken. So, it is tempting to suggest that Ukraine's reconstruction should be financed by garnishing Russian assets.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2022
Jerome Powell took Ben Bernanke's advice a bit too far
The former Fed chief Bernanke had a famous recipe for setting monetary policy that relied heavily on communication. Officials today would do well to scale it back.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 15, 2022
Corporate ‘self-sanctioning’ of Russia has U.S. fearing economic blowback
Some officials from U.S. President Joe Biden's administration are expressing concern that penalties are exacerbating inflation, worsening food insecurity and punishing ordinary Russians.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2022
Rethinking supply chains
Today's supply-chain policy challenges are a consequence of forgetting that other considerations besides economic efficiency matter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2022
Ensuring Taiwan’s safety is for the global public good
Taiwan's irreplaceable position in trade and technology makes the island a global public good with the world community having a vested interest in its fate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 15, 2022
World’s central banks got it wrong, and economies pay the price
The blunders by monetary mavens tarnish a reputation of ensuring price stability and preventing the kind of inflationary spiral that hammered middle-class incomes in the 1970s.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2022
U.S. inflation unexpectedly accelerates to 40-year high of 8.6%
Record gasoline prices and geopolitical factors threaten to keep inflation high in the coming months, suggesting the Fed will have to pump the brakes on the economy for longer.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2022
How a global food crises will unfold
The disruption to this year's harvest because of the Ukraine conflict means that the global food crisis will become even more acute in the fall and winter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2022
Global growth will be choked amid inflation and war, World Bank says
The World Bank said the war in Ukraine, supply chain chokeholds, COVID-19 lockdowns in China, and rises in energy and food prices are exacting a growing toll on economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2022
This is why airline ticket prices are sky-high right now
Idled jets, expensive fuel prices and a lack of staff are just some of the reasons for the costly airfares, but none of that seems to have dissuaded people from making trips.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2022
A global inflation problem like no other — and what can be done about it
Boosting oil output is not the usual solution to an inflationary outburst, but it's just about the only one that will work quickly.
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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