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US ECONOMY

COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2013
China's billionaire problem remains in Xi Jinping's way
Chinese President Xi Jinping's economic program so far is looking all too much like 'Abenomics.'
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 18, 2013
Politics explain Russia's stagnation
For Russia's political elite, a big piece of a shrinking economic pie is preferable to no piece of a growing one.
COMMENTARY
Nov 15, 2013
Artist mutilates self as Putin paralyzes Russia
The apathy and fatalism Pyotr Pavlensky so dramatically depicted is clear in the Russian economic ministry's long-term economic development forecast.
EDITORIALS
Nov 12, 2013
Wage hikes for a sustained recovery
After enjoying increased sales and better bottom lines, Japanese companies can do their part to put the economy back on a sustainable growth path by raising workers' wages.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2013
Slowdown belies untapped potential in China
The economic slowdown in China belies its untapped potential. The question is whether Beijing will take advantage of the cost shocks to implement necessary structural reforms.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2013
Treasury and Krugman wrong about Germany
Germany's economic success is not due to some neomercantilist policy of using export subsidies and unfair trade interventions, so in what way can it be described as unfair
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 11, 2013
Weather batters confidence index
Business confidence among people with jobs sensitive to economic conditions worsened in October for the first time in two months, with bad weather brought on by typhoons stifling retail sales, government data showed Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 1, 2013
Next euro country in need of reform is Germany
The next German government — probably a grand coalition — will need to concentrate on basic issues affecting the next generation, including whether to establish a minimum wage.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 29, 2013
The lust beneath Japan's sex drought
It's not a lack of libido but a dearth of denaro and future employment propsects that is putting young Japanese off long-term relationships, says a business columnist.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2013
Free migration lifts all boats
The eager courtship by Western nations of deep-pocketed and well-educated foreigners can mislead one into thinking that globalization encourages free and open movements of peoples.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 24, 2013
Cabinet upbeat on recovery despite export lull
The government on Thursday maintained its basic assessment of the economy after last month's upgrade, but downgraded its view on exports for the second straight month due to weakening demand in China and other parts of Asia.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 8, 2013
Current account surplus tumbles
As the depreciation of the yen and growing demand for energy drove up import costs, the nation's current account surplus in August plunged 63.7 percent from a year earlier to ¥161.5 billion, government data showed Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 2, 2013
Consumption tax raise misdirected
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirms that the government will raise the sales tax from 5 to 8 percent beginning in April. But will the tax hike lead to an economic downturn
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2013
China to foil skeptics again
China's eagerly anticipated 'hard landing' hasn't happened yet, and recent indicators make one wonder if it ever will. Maybe China's skeptics should be viewed more skeptically.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 29, 2013
American Dream fading for many in wake of financial crisis
Four years into an economic recovery in which most of the benefits have flowed to the top earners, a majority believes that the American Dream is becoming markedly more elusive, according to the results of a Washington Post-Miller Center poll exploring Americans' changing definition of success and their...
EDITORIALS
Sep 18, 2013
Economic reforms in China
The Chinese leadership should make strenuous efforts to achieve balanced economic growth that can raise the living standards of the hundreds of millions of Chinese who remain mired in poverty.
EDITORIALS
Sep 15, 2013
Flawed fight against deflation
The government's fight against deflation will not be successful if prices rise but wages remain stagnant.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 10, 2013
With changing of India's guard comes new ideas
Behind India's economic gloom, a new generation is taking over, bringing with it fresh ideas and visions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 8, 2013
Business, political leaders welcome economic prospects of Olympics
Responding to the success of Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, Japan's business and political leaders express hope the games will boost an economy beginning to show signs of recovery.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 3, 2013
Sweden offers a model for economic recovery
Sweden is enjoying steady growth thanks to an economic model that combines a social welfare society with a free-market economy and a high degree of government efficiency.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
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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