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Kemal Dervis
For Kemal Dervis's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 8, 2022
Deciphering the West’s strategic goals in Ukraine war
While the outcome of the Ukraine war remains uncertain, the West's strategic aims, particularly how it treats Russia in the event that Ukraine prevails, will have huge consequences.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2013
Taksim Square and the new ways of mobilizing
Turkey's democratic opposition can address flaws of the system only if it recognizes the need for very different forms of mobilization from those of the past.
COMMENTARY / World
May 21, 2012
Rebalancing eurozone wages and productivity
The eurozone crisis unfolded primarily as a sovereign-debt crisis mostly on its southern periphery, with interest rates on sovereign bonds at times reaching 6 to 7 percent for Italy and Spain, and even higher for other countries. And because eurozone banks hold a substantial part of their assets in the form of eurozone sovereign bonds, the sovereign-debt crisis became a potential banking crisis, worsened by banks' other losses, owing, for example, to the collapse of housing prices in Spain.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 20, 2009
Coordinate a global stimulus for this crisis
GENEVA — As recession spreads around the world, the global production networks that arose with the globalization of the world economy have become sources of cutbacks and job losses. Postponing purchases of new winter coats in the United States means job losses in Poland or China. These losses then translate into reduced demand for American or German machine tools.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 3, 2007
Main challenge is how to price carbon
NEW YORK — Imagine that a huge asteroid is hurtling toward Earth. Scientists tell us that there is a 10 percent chance of a collision in 10 years and the consequences of its impact will be catastrophic. Your government advises you not to panic and reminds you that there is a 90 percent chance that the asteroid will miss Earth. Do you decide not to worry, or do you demand that your government mobilize all resources at its disposal to eliminate the risk?

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High-end tourism is becoming more about the kinds of experiences that Japan's lesser-known places can provide.
Can Japan lure the jet-set class off the beaten path?