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JAPANESE ECONOMY

COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 21, 2017
BOJ's mission to reflate economy incomplete
'Mission incomplete' aptly describes the lack of progress made by the Bank of Japan in reflating Japan's moribund economy.
EDITORIALS
Mar 20, 2017
Mixed outcome in wage talks
The results of the annual management-labor pay negotiations highlight the limitations of the Abe administration's drive to get export-led businesses to raise wages.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 14, 2017
BOJ tapering fears overdone
Ultra-loose policy is the glue holding the economy together, but arguably the BOJ should be even bolder.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 7, 2017
Abe's nationalism hurts Japan
Shinzo Abe spends too much time thinking about 1940 rather than making Japan great again in 2040.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 24, 2017
Realtors say Tokyo's housing boom fading as sales to Chinese slow
Evidence is mounting that Tokyo's housing boom is nearing an end.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 20, 2017
Economic tools lose their edge
The maturing of the market economy has eliminated the ability to control the economy by way of fiscal and monetary policies.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 17, 2017
Japan quietly reflates, buying time for reckoning with debt
Hidden beneath the headlines about Japan's continual failure to reach its inflation target is a quiet reflation of its economy.
EDITORIALS
Feb 1, 2017
Elusive primary balance goals
The government should not rely solely on unrealistic economic growth forecasts in its bid to achieve its promary balance surplus goals.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 30, 2017
The Bank of Japan has a 'Toyota problem'
BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's fight to lift inflation is being stymied by stingy Japan Inc.'s refusal to fatten paychecks.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 26, 2017
Trump owes everything to the Bank of Japan
The rise of Donald Trump serves as a warning to Shinzo Abe: Too much quantitative easing can fan the flames of populism.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 3, 2017
China's dangerous 2017 dominates the region
Fears of a Chinese financial crash loom large, but Japan and South Korea also face thorny challenges.
JAPAN / GEARING UP FOR THE GAMES
Jan 3, 2017
Tokyo Olympics fueling expectations of an economic boom — and fear of a bubble
Third of six parts
EDITORIALS
Jan 2, 2017
Abenomics four years on
With economic growth remaining fragile and uneven, it's time for the Abe administration to pursue structural reforms more vigorously.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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