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Silvio Berlusconi has failed in his attempt to topple the Italian government, leaving him weaker than ever and zapping the aura of invincibility that has surrounded him for two decades as he faces the possible loss of his Senate seat and a ban from ...
Hatsudai has a lot going for it. This quiet low-rise residential neighborhood just minutes west of Shinjuku boasts a friendly traditional shōtengai (shopping street) and a lively annual Awa Odori dance festival. Now add to that a really outstanding restaurant. Anis opened in early ...
International events undermine Japan's democracy. Shame on the International Olympic Committee for being a party to it.
In the glitzy and gossipy world of Japanese celebrity, hardly a week goes by without revelations being made about — or made by — Ichikawa Ebizo XI. For years, the charismatic young star of the kabuki world has never long been out of the ...
Reigning champion Kei Nishikori made quick work of Feliciano Lopez, walloping the Spaniard in a straight-sets victory Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Rakuten Japan Open. The world No. 13 Nishikori needed little over an hour to put away Lopez, 7-6 (7-4), 6-0 ...
The International Monetary Fund expressed concern Thursday about the fiscal situation in Japan, where public debt keeps soaring. Simulations by the IMF “suggest that global output losses could reach 2 percent of GDP” if Japan is “exposed to a reconsideration of sovereign risk by ...
China’s economy, fueled by credit and government debt that has increased far faster than official statistics reflect, is heading in an “unsustainable” direction that poses major risks in the years ahead, the International Monetary Fund reported Wednesday. In one of its sharpest critiques of ...
The International Monetary Fund’s latest global economic forecast makes for unhappy reading. You may remember that, some years back, it was fashionable to ask whether the world economy could continue “flying on one engine” — meaning the United States. America’s boom and import appetite ...
What's holding back economic growth worldwide? Details vary from place to place, but a leading reason is a kind of self-willed institutional incapacity.
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday raised its economic growth estimate for Japan in 2013 to reflect the impact of the country’s monetary easing policy, while cutting its growth projections for the United States, China and the overall global economy. In an update to ...
Flamboyant French tycoon Bernard Tapie was charged with fraud Friday in the latest twist in a corruption probe that is threatening to embroil International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde. After four days of interrogation in custody, Tapie, 70, was hauled before a magistrate and ...
Had Greece quickly written down its debt burden by two-thirds in the first half of 2010, it could have gotten its economy moving again in no more than a year.
The International Monetary Fund said Friday that the Bank of Japan’s commitment to a 2 percent inflation target “could be achieved” if the government takes effective measures to bolster economic growth and restore its fiscal health, the worst among developed nations. “Complementary growth strategies ...
The International Monetary Fund sharply raises its growth estimate for Japan, saying the central bank's new monetary easing policy will provide substantial stimulus.
The International Monetary Fund sharply raises its growth estimate for Japan, saying the central bank's new monetary easing policy will provide substantial stimulus.
Global central banks, including the Bank of Japan, buying assets and keeping interest rates low to boost growth have had “positive short-term effects for banks” even as risks from the policies are increasing, the International Monetary Fund said. “The prolonged period of low interest ...
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said the Bank of Japan’s recently announced new monetary easing is “a positive step.” In a speech Wednesday at the Economic Club of New York, the head of the International Monetary Fund noted the emergence of a “three-speed” global ...