Commentary / World Jul 16, 2021
Japan’s quiet Olympics
Whatever happens this summer, Prime Minister Suga will face a party leadership election in September, and then a general election before the end of the full term in October.
Takatoshi Ito
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Commentary / Japan Jun 18, 2021
Japan takes risk of Olympic proportions
If Japan follows the U.S.' trajectory, which was in the position Japan is in today four months ago, it will not achieve widespread vaccination until mid-October — long after the Olympics.
Commentary / Japan Jan 26, 2018
Moment of truth for the Bank of Japan
The BOJ continues to provide significant stimulus to the economy, but with inflation still well below target the central bank finds itself between a rock and a hard place.
Commentary / World Jun 9, 2010
Trapped in 'Euroland'
TOKYO — The euro zone is sometimes dubbed "Euroland" by Americans (and some Asians). Given its echoes of "Disneyland," a place of fantasy, that is a far more mocking than useful nickname. Ever since the euro was first proposed, skeptics (mostly American) and believers (mostly ...