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US ECONOMY

BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 13, 2016
Komatsu China sales jump as recovery quickens from 5-year slump
Komatsu Ltd., the world's second-biggest maker of construction and mining equipment, said its sales of excavators in China almost doubled last month, signaling an acceleration in the recovery from a five-year slump in what was once its largest market.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 12, 2016
Just say no to 'hard Brexit'
If British Prime Minister Theresa May goes ahead with a 'hard Brexit' she will damage British interests.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 12, 2016
Secular stagnation or self-inflicted malaise?
The only way out of the malaise plaguing numerous economies is a hefty dose of creative destruction.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 7, 2016
Key economic index takes first dip in three months
The coincident index of economic indicators fell for the first time in three months in August, the government said in a preliminary report Friday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 6, 2016
Olympic mania sidetracking efforts to revitalize Japan
Tokyo 2020 is diverting attention away from the best chance Japan has had in 20 years to regain its mojo.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2016
China's progress is killing the instant noodle
Rising wages have improved living standards and expectations for millions of Chinese workers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2016
Donald Trump's best friend is Rosy Scenario
The Republican candidate's economic plan relies on unrealistic visions of rapid growth and boundless tax revenue.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2016
Don't hype China's reserve currency moment
Hopes that entry into the IMF's currency basket would quicken the pace of reforms have been dashed.
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2016
IMF sees Japanese talent locked in low-paying jobs
The rich and powerful versus the weak and underpaid.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 27, 2016
Can robots save the BOJ?
Techno-optimist Shinzo Abe should be pushing reforms and a startup boom rather than more easy money.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 23, 2016
Amid strong yen, 'tankan' survey predicted to show business mood mixed
Japanese manufacturers' mood improved for the first time in five quarters while service sector confidence worsened to the lowest since 2014, a Reuters poll showed, as the effects of a strong yen filtered through the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2016
Ties improving between Tokyo and Beijing: Vice Premier Zhang
Beijing's relations with Tokyo are improving, and both sides should overcome political differences to expand cooperation, China's Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli told a mission of more than 200 Japanese businessmen in Beijing on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 20, 2016
Can the Bank of Japan keep the bond vigilantes at bay?
The Bank of Japan needs to tread carefully as the country's debt addiction is rattling jittery traders.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2016
Fed is a prisoner of exaggerated expectations
The notion the central bank could orchestrate economic growth was optimistic and unrealistic.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 20, 2016
With no growth locomotive, world economy struggles to gain speed
Here's what's wrong with the world economy: No nation has the will or the way to be the locomotive for global growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2016
Japan steelmakers suffer as China squeezes coal industry, sending fuel price soaring above $200
The nation's steel makers are set to pay for China's effort to manage its coal industry as a surge in metallurgical prices flow through to quarterly supply contracts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2016
Could a President Trump destabilize China?
The knock-on effects of a Trump trade war would be wide, deep and lasting, thrusting China's GDP below 5 percent.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 14, 2016
'Safety net' needed to get young consumers to spend more: economist
Kazuhisa Takemura has an idea for helping Japan's struggling economy: Entice younger consumers to spend more by providing them a financial and emotional cushion.
EDITORIALS
Sep 13, 2016
BOJ's upcoming policy review
The Bank of Japan should candidly assess the impact of its monetary policy and consider whether it's still worth pursuing.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 13, 2016
Central bank's policies impeding recovery
Central bankers' 'central planning' of the financial sector with controlled prices for credit are failing for the same reason as central planners of communist economies failed. It's time to allow financial markets to determine interest rates.
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.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
By Tomoko Otake

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