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US ECONOMY

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2015
Modi needs a new strategy to counter opposition
The only way for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to counter the opposition's obstructionist strategies is to ensure that he continues to execute policies that boost India's economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2015
Letting China's bubble burst
If Chinese regulators allow the stock market to correct, institutional investors with a long-term value orientation will ultimately step in, enhancing the market's stability.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 3, 2015
A few more pennies won't perk up Japan's economy
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe needs to tap into the audacity he's displayed elsewhere if he is to enact the reforms necessary to turn Japan's economy around.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 31, 2015
Japan's Enron reckoning
The Toshiba scandal should be an impetus for the Abe government to do even more to improve corporate governance.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 30, 2015
Japan's growth to 2020 will be 'weaker than in deflation years,' IMF economist predicts
Despite progress made under "Abenomics," Japan's medium-term economic outlook is for growth that is actually weaker than during the nation's period of deflation, according to the International Monetary Fund.
EDITORIALS
Jul 29, 2015
China's worrisome market meddling
China's leaders need to push structural reform that will let markets play their due roles in the economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 29, 2015
Volatility of China's stock market is no surprise
The roller-coaster ride of China's stock market is far from over.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2015
China's live stress test yields valuable lessons
China's economy has succeeded through trial and error, and the lessons of its current stress test should be viewed as part of that process, to be used to drive the next phase of economic reform.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2015
Hermes reports strong sales growth, revenue up 27% in Japan
Luxury goods maker Hermes International SCA reported a 22 percent increase in second-quarter sales, led by accelerating growth in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 19, 2015
How Nintendo squandered its Wii triumph
Nintendo's lost half-decade is a microcosm of 2015 Japan: teeming with innovative energy yet held back by a culture that tends to squander rather than harness it.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 17, 2015
The mystery of America's productivity bust
U.S. productivity is slowing down at a time when it should be booming.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 15, 2015
Bank of Japan maintains record stimulus, trims inflation outlook
The Bank of Japan's unprecedented monetary stimulus can drive inflation to its 2 percent target, Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said as the bank left its policy unchanged and trimmed its price outlook.
EDITORIALS
Jul 10, 2015
Alarm bells in China
China's plunging stock markets place the credibility and legitimacy of the Communist Party at risk.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2015
China's lack of transparency leaves Asia guessing
As China's coughing fit grows, countries in the region are wondering whether its illness will prove contagious.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2015
As Tokyo shrinks, Olympics may be last blast
Half a century ago, the Tokyo Olympics ushered in a golden age for Japan's capital, as industrial prowess made it the largest urban complex in history. Now the games are returning to mark the end of that growth.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2015
China's bull market in conspiracy theories
China's financial world has officially entered the paranoia zone.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2015
Japan still set for 2017 tax hike despite struggling economy
The central government still plans to raise the national sales tax again in 21 months, even as the economy struggles to gain momentum following the recession caused by a hike in the levy last year.

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