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GLOBAL ECONOMY

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 1, 2020
World economy’s sputtering recovery threatened by flaring coronavirus
The Asia-Pacific region has been hit hard by a resurgence in the number of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 1, 2020
Charting the global economy: GDP report cards are out and awful
Report cards on the massive economic toll of the coronavirus were issued in the U.S. and Europe this week and they were downright abysmal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2020
As pandemic rages on, world economic recovery looks ever more shaky
Many economists believe it could take a year or two for the global situation to get back to normal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2020
Toward a less crowded planet
There is reason to hope that the global population could drop to 4 or 5 billion by 2200.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2020
Training for the pandemic economy
Policymakers must take the right steps to ease the transition to the world being created by COVID-19.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2020
COVID-19 fear will keep the world in a slump
As governments let up on stimulus measures, things stand to get worse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jul 6, 2020
World economy that took elevator down faces steep stairs back up
Hopes for a V-shaped rebound have been shattered as the reopening of businesses looks shaky at best and job losses risk turning from temporary to permanent.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2020
What today's bailouts can do for tomorrow's economies
Governments' new clout gives them the means to start building fairer, more sustainable and more resilient economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 22, 2020
Surge in coronavirus cases jolts prospects for world economy
The global economy’s fragile recovery is facing a fresh hurdle as a surge in coronavirus cases threatens to keep businesses closed and consumers on edge.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2020
U.K. says it aims to join Trans-Pacific free trading group
The United Kingdom announced Wednesday it would pursue accession to a revamped version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2020
Fed sees zero rates through 2022 and commits to keep buying bonds
All policymakers expect the funds rate to stay near zero through 2021, and perhaps beyond, to address 'considerable risks” over the medium term.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2020
Time to build the post-pandemic world order
This is not only a battle about now but also over what comes next.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 9, 2020
It's official: U.S. economy entered recession in February
Gross domestic product for the April-June period is expected to show an annualized decline of perhaps 20 percent or more.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2020
IPOs revive with Warner Music, NetEase kicking off $6.4 billion week
Warner Music is set to price its IPO of as much as $1.8 billion within the marketed range on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2020
Pandemic opens door to ideas new and old for a better economy
Governments have already cast aside dogmas at least temporarily to protect companies and jobs in the deepest peacetime recession in almost a century.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 29, 2020
World urged to rebuild greener, more equal economies after coronavirus
Plans to rebuild shattered economies after the new coronavirus pandemic offer a chance to create greener, fairer societies amid growing anger worldwide at rising inequality, the civil society group CIVICUS said on Thursday.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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