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JAPANESE ECONOMY

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 18, 2020
Take COVID-19, add a trade war and raise taxes: A recipe for disaster
Japan is facing a trifecta of challenges with severe economic consequences.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Feb 18, 2020
Fear grows that coronavirus will push Japan into recession
With Japan taking a hit from the unabated outbreak of the coronavirus soon after a plunge in its economic performance in the last quarter of 2019, some fear the country may be on the brink of recession.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 17, 2020
Japan recession fears grow as GDP shrinks at 6.3% rate with COVID-19 hit to come
The contraction in the annualized gross domestic product for October-December was the worst in five quarters.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 14, 2020
Investors pull out of Japan-tracking ETF as coronavirus spreads
Investors are fleeing an exchange-traded fund tracking Japanese stocks on concern that the new coronavirus will further dampen economic growth if it gains a foothold in the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 14, 2020
Even before COVID-19, Japan economy likely took biggest hit since 2014
Economists estimate the economy shrank at an annualized rate of 3.8 percent in the third quarter and that the virus will likely push Japan into recession.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Feb 6, 2020
Japanese-style employment and wages
Japanese workers earn less than their counterparts in other major advanced economies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 6, 2020
Japan's problem? Too much competition
If you thought Japan was a prime example of socialism that works, think again.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 5, 2020
Preventing the 'Japanification' of East Asia's economies
The former 'tigers' must tackle structural weaknesses to avoid a low-growth future
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 4, 2020
Japan to see first drop in GDP in five quarters, estimates show
Japan's real gross domestic product is believed to have dropped for the first time in five quarters in the October-December period, partly due to the consumption tax hike taking a bite out of domestic demand, according to estimates by 10 think tanks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 2, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak to hurt Japan's economy, LDP's Fumio Kishida says
The deadly coronavirus outbreak will affect Japan's economy by hurting tourism to the nation, said Fumio Kishida, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's policy chief.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 2, 2020
Japan should boost neighbors' manufacturing industries
The problems both Japan and its neighbors face are mutually complementary.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 28, 2020
China virus could take larger-than-expected bite out of Japan's economy
Economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura warned Tuesday that corporate profits and factory production could take a hit from the coronavirus outbreak in China that has rattled global markets and chilled confidence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 27, 2020
Japan's population will grow again — if it keeps on falling
If Japan's population decline continues at the current pace, a large-scale influx of people from outside the country could take place.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 24, 2020
Contraction in Japan's factory activity slowing, easing recession fears
Factory activity contracted for a ninth straight month in January but at the slowest pace in five months, possibly reflecting easing U.S.-China trade tensions and alleviating fears of a recession.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Pope Francis, radical leader who broke the papal mold, dies at 88
Pope Francis blesses the faithful during the weekly general audience at the Vatican in August 2023.
Japan mulls reviewing car safety rules to strike deal with Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister and top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Friday.
Japan tariff negotiator rules out quick U.S. deal despite push by Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Friday, a day after talks in Washington.
Shohei Ohtani announces birth of daughter
Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka attend a Lakers game in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2024.
The floor is art: Takuro Tamayama transforms mundanity
Takuro Tamayama’s sculpture “Models (Pair, 6 sets, 12 rings)” comes with a mathematical formation that scales it for different spaces.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Calling all Potterheads: ‘The Goblet of Fire’ comes to Tokyo
The Tokyo version of the globe-trotting exhibition features a Ministry of Magic set, which includes an imposing replica of the Magic Is Might monument representing magical fascism.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.
LDP and CDP lawmaker groups propose 0% consumption tax on food
A vegetable stand displays prices at a supermarket in Tokyo in 2023. Some lawmakers are proposing lowering the consumption tax on food to 0%, which is expected to result in a loss of up to ¥5 trillion in tax revenue annually.

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