author

 
Menu
Search
 
May 01, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

Meta

Koichi Hamada
For Koichi Hamada's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 7, 2019
Does Japan's experience vindicate MMT?
Japan's experience doesn't prove that Modern Monetary Theory works, as some have argued. But increasing deficit-financed spending, in Japan and elsewhere, may still have merit, despite inflationary risks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 23, 2019
The international economic policy game
We need trade competition among economic agents but cooperation among governments
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 8, 2019
Has monetary easing run its course?
Many warn that the stimulus potential is depleted, particularly in Japan, with its negative short-term interest rate.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2019
Who benefits from Trump's trade war?
The U.S.-China trade war may lead to broader damage, as tit-for-tat tariffs reduce overall exports, undermine total global trade flows and impede world economic growth.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 1, 2018
Should Japan adopt daylight saving time?
While some advocate introducing daylight savings time in Japan to save energy and extend outdoor time for workers, the economic benefits might not be worth the complications.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 30, 2018
Pro-growth education for Japan
It is time for Japan to unleash the third 'arrow' of Abenomics: a long-term growth strategy underpinned by structural reforms.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2018
How can we retain the benefits of globalization?
Policies aimed at reaping the benefits of openness may not be politically expedient today, but would reap benefits tomorrow.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 3, 2018
Why we need globalization
Free trade, migration and foreign direct investment promise far-reaching potential gains for all parties involved.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 26, 2018
Education in the digital age
The Fourth Industrial Revolution will amount to a major test for a Japanese education system focused on reciting facts and performing formulaic calculations — precisely the areas where humans cannot compete with intelligent machines.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 1, 2017
Fake news isn't the only way to skew perceptions
Biased news, which may delivered even by traditional news organizations, can be very damaging, not least for political leaders.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2017
The Trump administration's economic potential
The U.S. faces serious political challenges, but economically it remains on sound footing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 3, 2017
The rebirth of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Japan, New Zealand and other countries are working to revive the Trans-Pacific Partnership without the United States.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2017
A grand strategy for Trump?
Accommodating aggressive behavior by 'defectors' from international cooperation like North Korea will never bring peace, but establishing cooperation as the only viable option might.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2017
How Donald Trump is testing U.S. democracy
U.S. President Donald Trump's testing of the foundations of U.S democracy may transform existing assumptions about America and its global role.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 31, 2016
Abenomic's secret success
Japan's economy may be doing significantly better lately than the national statistics seem to suggest.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 30, 2016
Finance Ministry vs. the currency speculators
The Finance Ministry remains hesitant to back its tough talk with action, not least because of U.S. disapproval of supposed 'currency manipulation.'
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 27, 2016
Abe right to delay tax hike
The prime minister recognizes the need to balance the imperatives of debt reduction and economic growth.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 29, 2016
Less than zero in Japan
Japan's economic fundamentals are generally sound, and pessimistic predictions are greatly exaggerated.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 27, 2015
China's planning addiction vs. a free market
As 2015 closes, China's leaders find themselves at a crossroads: They must decide whether to continue trying to control the economy or build a genuinely market-oriented system.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 3, 2015
The fraught politics of the TPP
Failure to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership in all 12 countries would be a major disappointment because it would bring vast economic benefits to all countries involved
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Golden Week crowds greeted with high temperatures as holiday period kicks off
The departure lobby for domestic flights is crowded with travelers at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Saturday, the first day of this year's Golden Week holidays.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

When trying to trace your lineage in Japan, the "koseki" is the most important form of document you'll encounter.
Climbing the branches of a Japanese family tree
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Prize winner Maki Imoto catches light with glass
Prize winner Maki Imoto catches light with glass

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER