Commentary / Japan Feb 27, 2018

Japan asks wrong question about Olympic Games

Only bold reforms, not sporting events, will ensure the big wins that Abenomics promises

Commentary / Japan Feb 18, 2018

Kuroda must channel his inner Greenspan

The BOJ governor must shift from being a man of bold action to one of courageous words.

Commentary / Japan Jan 30, 2018

Abe's Trump bromance had a terrible month

Three actions in the past week encapsulate why the prime minister's investment in the Trump White House may backfire

Commentary / Japan Jan 19, 2018

How energy neglect holds Japan back

Tokyo's game plan underplays the biggest industry of tomorrow: inventing clean ways to grow rapidly without choking.

Commentary / Japan Jan 12, 2018

Japan's quiet #MeToo movement says everything

As the #MeToo movement spans the globe, Japan is conspicuous for a relative silence, particularly where it matters most.

Commentary / Japan Jan 7, 2018

Abenomics should follow Masayoshi Son's lead

Could SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son re-energize the Abe administration's structural reform effort?

Commentary / Japan Dec 19, 2017

Why Bannon showing Abe love is cringeworthy

Former Trump chief strategist may have inadvertently diagnosed why Abe isn't making Japan's economy great again.

Commentary / Japan Dec 14, 2017

Tokyo may be too late to the financial hub party

The capital has many things going for it, but time isn't among them.

Commentary / Japan Dec 5, 2017

Let's make 2018 the year of the wage surge

If the Abe administration wants companies to open their wallets, it must disrupt corporate Japan's incrementalism.

Commentary / Japan Dec 1, 2017

Corporate Japan looking too Chinese for comfort

The steady parade of corporate scandals shows the government isn't doing enough to bring Japan Inc. to heel.