Editorial Mar 7, 2013

Mr. Kuroda's high hopes

Bank of Japan presidential nominee Haruhiko Kuroda tells confirmation lawmakers that he will do anything he can to push Japan off its deflation path.

Editorial Feb 20, 2013

Stopping the economy's slide

The reported decrease in Japan's real GDP for October-December, compared with the previous quarter, marks the third consecutive quarterly decline.

Editorial May 2, 2012

Lightening the load on businesses

The Bank of Japan on Friday announced that it will boost the size of its asset purchase program by ¥5 trillion. The decision follows an earlier decision in February to add ¥10 trillion to the program. As a result, the total size of the ...

Editorial May 1, 2012

Slow but steady economic recovery

Japan’s economic prospects are not very bright due to the effects of the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami and the stronger yen. But it is not that the prospects are completely gloomy. The government’s monthly assessment of the economy for April released in mid-April by ...

Commentary Mar 14, 2012

Japan's cautionary tale for the U.S.

by Robert J. Samuelson

Since the financial crisis, a shadow has hovered over the U.S. economy: Japan. Could what happened there happen to us? The bursting of Japan’s real estate and stock bubble in the early 1990s has had lasting consequences: a “lost decade” (actually, two) of meager ...