For Tomoyuki Tachikawa's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Despite skepticism from G-20 countries, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may continue his extreme monetary easing until the Upper House election to maintain his approval rating.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “Abenomics” economic policies retain fiscal expansion as a key pillar of the draft budget for the next fiscal year, fanning concern that Japan’s swelling debt could hamper the broader economy in the longer term. An insufficient commitment to putting the ...
Analysts say Tokyo is excessively optimistic about U.S. President Barack Obama’s re-election and his administration’s strategic shift toward the Asia-Pacific region is unlikely to result in any dividend for Japan. Instead of trying to protect the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, ...
Despite achieving his prized policy goal of raising the sales tax, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is facing a diplomatic double whammy of territorial disputes with China and South Korea that could deal a fatal blow to his party’s three-year rule. While South Korean President ...
The political environment has become increasingly harsh for Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, with the focus on whether he will soon dissolve the Lower House for a snap election to achieve his prized policy goal of raising the consumption tax. Only six months have passed ...
Growing hopes for the incumbent’s leadership amid Japan’s worst postwar crisis helped Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara score a victory in the gubernatorial election Sunday, a month after the March 11 killer quake and tsunami devastated the Tohoku region. Key challengers in the race failed ...
