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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; Jochen Legewie</title>
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		<title>Debate over weak yen, currency war misses point: demand is slack</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since mid-November, the yen has weakened substantially against the dollar, the euro and other currencies. The rapid decline was fueled by aggressive policy announcements by Shinzo Abe, before and after he became the prime minister in December, calling for more fiscal stimulus and for bold monetary easing, including a new 2 percent inflation target. Other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The best-kept secret in Japanese politics is that policies don&#8217;t matter</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Political parties in Japan are busy preparing for the Dec. 16 Lower House election. Each day, voters face new or newly merged parties, most of them determined to become part of the &#8220;third political force&#8221; or &#8220;third pole&#8221; forming to challenge the ruling Democratic Party of Japan and its two rivals &#8212; the conservative Liberal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flip-flop on no-nuclear energy policy bodes ill for the future of Japan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jochen Legewie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sept. 14, the Japanese government presented to the public a new national energy strategy. This long-awaited plan included as its focal point the objective of eliminating nuclear power by the end of the 2030s. Less than a week later, however, Japan&#8217;s hopes for a nuclear-free world were dashed. In the face of strong opposition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For better or worse, Japan might remain nuclear-free forever</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 00:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jochen Legewie</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On May 5, Japan&#8217;s last operating nuclear reactor was shut down, turning it into a nuclear energy-free country. The government is working desperately to restart two reactors in the town of Oi in Fukui Prefecture, but the outcome is difficult to predict. In fact, some think Japan&#8217;s nuclear-free status might not only survive the summer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Todai plan to shift school year could be catalyst for wider Japanese reforms</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Tokyo, locally known as Todai, has announced a draft plan to shift the start of its academic year from spring to autumn and called on 11 other major universities to join it. Public discussion of the proposal has been immense since the announcement in mid-January, and for good reason. The keyword is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Korea&#8217;s opening leaves wishy-washy Japan farther behind</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 1, 2011, the European Union-South Korea free-trade agreement took effect, promising to significantly facilitate the exchange of goods and services and give both nations a major economic boost. The conclusion of the deal demonstrated the huge European interest in South Korea&#8217;s economy and markets. Six months later, Tokyo is still trying to convince [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A U.S. of Euro Land may be what&#8217;s needed but unity is in short supply</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan launched major yen-selling intervention on Oct. 31 in response to massive speculative yen-buying &#8212; the first such action since August. The ever-rising yen is threatening Japan&#8217;s export industry and can easily derail the eagerly awaited economic recovery from the March 11 shock. However, it remains unclear whether the recent yen-selling will have any lasting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan faces crossroads for rebranding itself after Fukushima crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Fukushima power plant crisis has clearly damaged Japan as a country brand. There has been an outpouring of sympathy for the victims and a widespread admiration for Japan&#8217;s perseverance, stoicism and orderly response, but the overwhelming perception overseas is negative: disbelief that such an accident could happen in such a high-tech nation, frustration with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>German energy study offers framework for Japanese policy chaos</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pure chaos is reigning over Japanese energy policy and the future of its nuclear power industry. Just after trade minister Banri Kaieda declared the nation&#8217;s nuclear power stations safe to restart late last month, Prime Minister Naoto Kan suddenly ordered that stress tests be conducted on all reactors as a precondition for rebooting. As a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meaningful future needed to preserve Tokyo Motor Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 00:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japanese automakers were hit hard by the March earthquake and the massive supply chain interruptions continue. It&#8217;s so bad in fact that normalization of production at most domestic and overseas plants is expected to take until the end of the year. Toyota is likely to suffer a global production drop of as much as 2 [...]]]></description>
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