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Noriyuki Suzuki
For Noriyuki Suzuki's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Feb 14, 2018
Despite growth run, Abenomics still clouded by uncertainty
Despite the longest growth run in nearly three decades, Japan's economic outlook remains far from robust as uncertainty abounds over wage growth and business investment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 30, 2018
Japan's labor crunch leads to tightest job market in 40 years
Job availability rose to its highest level in 44 years in 2017, the central government said Tuesday, the latest sign that labor is in increasingly short supply as Japan enjoys a phase of modest economic growth.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Dec 24, 2017
Abe's 'social security for all' a daunting task in quickly graying Japan
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks to remodel the existing social security system in favor of younger generations who bear responsibility for the country's future economic growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 15, 2017
Japan's longest growth run in 16 years may not guarantee future prosperity
The economy marked a seven-quarter growth run through September — the longest in 16 years — but the outlook appears less rosy as strong private consumption may just be a blip.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 7, 2017
Unconscious bias holds back Japan's female potential, head of international trade body says
As Japan has yet to fully tap the potential of women to boost economic growth, raising awareness of unconscious gender bias is gaining importance, according to the head of an international trade body.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2017
Japan should to take lead on aging issue: British expert
As the world's most aged society, Japan can play a leading role in advising other countries facing a similar demographic challenge in the future, according to a British professor sitting on a new government panel on human resources.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 9, 2017
State panel to brainstorm lifestyle solutions for Japan's demographic ills
Japan is waking up to the need to think outside the box to tackle a spate of economic and social challenges posed by its declining birthrate and aging society.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Aug 14, 2017
Japan's economy revs up, but analysts remain skeptical whether robust spending will last
A tricky question has been keeping economists busy of late: Are Japanese consumers finally beginning to loosen their purse strings?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Aug 3, 2017
Abe expected to try populist policies to reverse plummeting support rate
With his political capital waning, leader looks set to fall back to his rhetoric on Abenomics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 28, 2017
Japan's short labor supply adds to signs of economic recovery, but may constrain further growth
Japanese companies continue to face severe labor shortages, with job availability improving further in June to the tightest level in over four decades while the unemployment rate declined, government data showed Friday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2017
As G-20 splits on key issues, Japan faces delicate balancing act
The split among the Group of 20 economies at their weekend summit in Germany demonstrates that Japan must carefully position itself amid the changing dynamics of the diverse club.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jun 28, 2017
Japan's drive for yen as international currency faces stiff competition from China
The yen may face a test of confidence as Tokyo aims to boost the currency's presence abroad at a time when China has been eclipsing Japan's clout on the world stage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jun 14, 2017
Japan's free preschool education plan requires a fiscal balancing act
Education is a process that needs both long-term commitment and investment. So the government's move toward making preschool education free must sound attractive to many.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Apr 7, 2017
Stakes are high as Abe looks to labor reform in bid to boost economy
As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pushes for labor reforms, hopes are growing that it may alter the country's deep-rooted culture of overwork and nudge more workers toward striking the right work-life balance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2017
Japan firm unafraid to take risks in growing renewable energy market
Ken Isono has an insatiable appetite for going to different places, learning about them and connecting with local people.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Feb 14, 2017
Japan's export-driven growth on shaky ground amid sluggish domestic demand
After another year of modest expansion, Japan's export-driven growth may be on shaky ground as uncertainty looms over its trading partners, bolstering the case for measures to improve sluggish demand at home.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jan 29, 2017
2020 goal for fixing Japan's finances a tall order
Japan's goal to restore its fiscal health is still far off amid prospects for tepid economic growth and swelling spending on health, pensions and defense.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Dec 22, 2016
Slower tax revenue growth in aging Japan puts Abenomics at crossroads
As Japan takes on the elusive challenge of fiscal reconstruction, slowing tax revenue growth is casting a shadow over the future of the aging country.
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2016
As Abe hosts Putin, Japanese companies look cautiously to Russia
The deepening of bilateral ties between Japan and Russia is expected to expand the list of Japanese companies looking for business opportunities in Russia, which despite being a neighbor, has not necessarily been an easy place to do business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 1, 2016
Japan e-gift startup sees inexpensive items as key to growing market
Despite economic uncertainty making consumers hesitant to spend big, gift-giving remains an important practice in Japan.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
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.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
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.
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.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday

Podcast

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