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US ECONOMY

EDITORIALS
Apr 6, 2016
The BOJ's maneuver three years on
The performance of the past three years points to the limitations of relying on central bank actions alone in fighting deflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 4, 2016
Trump's 'massive recession' forecast stumps economists
Donald Trump's prediction that the U.S. economy was on the verge of a "very massive recession" hit a wall of skepticism on Sunday from economists who questioned the Republican presidential front-runner's calculations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 3, 2016
Additional economic measures likely in second half, LDP's No. 2 says
Japan will need economic measures in the second half of fiscal 2016 after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the government will front-load budget spending, the LDP's No. 2 says.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2016
South Korean lessons for a slowing China
No major economy has tried to change growth engines mid-flight, but South Korea provides a template for China.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2016
Sorry Donald, America is not a poor country
Americans may feel poor, but that's only because the U.S.' stunted economic growth can't satisfy all their demands.
EDITORIALS
Mar 25, 2016
Keep politics out of tax hike decision
The decision on whether to raise the consumption tax next year should not be driven by partisan political interests.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2016
Good news for discouraged American workers
America's job market is looking unexpectedly robust.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 19, 2016
Time to move beyond monetary policy
Ideological and political prejudices deeply rooted in history will have to be overcome to end the current stagnation.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2016
Why is change so hard for China's leadership?
Economic reforms in China are much like New Year's diet resolutions: easily announced and easily forgotten.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 14, 2016
The economics lab where theories go to die
Most macroeconomic theories can be easily tested: all we have to do is take a look at Japan.
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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