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WORLD
Jul 3, 2016

Savage attack on oasis of calm in Dhaka shakes expat community

With the Holey Artisan Bakery downstairs and the O'Kitchen Restaurant upstairs, the Dhaka eatery with large windows looking out at a lush lawn suggested an oasis in an increasingly dangerous city.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Jun 30, 2016

Nomura joins yen bulls, raises forecast 17% on Brexit

Longtime yen bear Nomura Holdings Inc. has finally bowed to the market forces that drove the currency to ¥99 per dollar for the first time since 2011.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / DECISION 2016
Jun 29, 2016

Abenomics on the line for Abe in July poll: experts

Economists criticize Abenomics even as its eponymous champion uses it to draw focus away from his push for constitutional revision.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2016

U.K. a victim of its own ideas

The Brexit vote is a cautionary tale to other countries and their elites about complacency toward populist movements and the casual acceptance of the downsides of globalization as just 'another cost of doing business.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 24, 2016

Yen leaps on referendum surprise; Nikkei tumbles

Japan braced for global market turmoil Friday as the yen briefly soared above 100 against the dollar and the Nikkei stock average tumbled over 8 percent as Britain voted in favor of leaving the European Union.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2016

A fragile time for democracy

In this time of fear, people are willing to give up their power to the strongman. But the forces they are seeking protection from are far beyond the abilities of one person to control.
EDITORIALS
Jun 22, 2016

Abenomics and the Upper House election

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe keeps trumpeting his economic policies. It's time for voters to give him their report card.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 22, 2016

In Brexit vote, echoes of Trumpism minus Donald Trump emerge

To U.S. voters who have witnessed the rise of Donald Trump, the campaign urging Britain to abandon the European Union may appear eerily familiar.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 20, 2016

How about killing schools' economics departments?

The humanities and social sciences are vital to analyzing the complexities of economics, a fact the education ministry would be well-served to remember.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Jun 19, 2016

Offering support — and floor space — to Japan's refugees

While the Japanese government continues to give asylum seekers the cold shoulder, one American church worker offers them a helping hand.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 16, 2016

Line's IPO revives the 'Galapagos syndrome'

The messaging app's $1 billion IPO is a credit to its innovation but that's no guarantee of success beyond Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 13, 2016

'Pink-slip party' organizer prepares for firm's IPO

Seven years after making a name for itself by hosting a "pink-slip party" for finance professionals left jobless during the global financial crisis, Japanese online recruiter BizReach Inc. is about to start putting some bankers to work.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 13, 2016

Aim for growth and fairness

Like all countries, Australia needs both economic growth overall and the benefits of that to be shared equitably by all.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2016

Don't fear Duterte, new Philippine finance chief tells investors

Incoming Philippine finance chief Carlos Dominguez sought to reassure investors that his new boss is a pragmatic leader who will build on the gains that have made the Southeast Asian economy one of the fastest growing in the world.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 2, 2016

Trump blasts PGA Tour plan to move major golf tournament from his Doral course to Mexico

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump blasted the PGA Tour on Wednesday for plans to move a major golf tournament from Trump's Doral course in Miami to Mexico.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 31, 2016

Abe's tax debate is an ill-timed distraction

Raising the consumption tax would once again treat the symptoms of Japan's economic malaise, not the causes.
BUSINESS / Economy / G7 ISE-SHIMA SUMMIT SPECIAL
May 25, 2016

'Womenomics' continues as a work in progress

In 1999, we proposed that part of the solution to Japan's demographic crisis is higher female labor participation, which — at 57 percent at the time — was among the lowest in the developed world. Japan stood out from its developed country peers with its pronounced "M-curve" of female employment,...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 23, 2016

New Philippines leader Duterte plans to strongly push family planning law, aide says

In a move that could add to simmering tensions with the Catholic church, Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will aggressively implement the country's family planning law to push his economic growth agenda, one of his aides said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 23, 2016

Much to lose, little or nil to gain in 'Brexit,' says Japan Inc.

Should the United Kingdom leave or remain in the European Union? With the world's fifth-largest economy set to make a historic decision about its future next month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed support for the U.K. to stay in the political and economic club of 28 countries during his Europe tour...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 20, 2016

Cancer no longer a death sentence, although some Japanese firms treat it that way

Cancer is usually considered a death sentence, but a bill has been drafted to increase support for patients who want to continue working during treatment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 18, 2016

U.S. trade chief hoping for TPP approval despite negative rhetoric

The top U.S. trade official is not losing hope for congressional approval of a sweeping pan-Pacific free trade agreement this year despite strong anti-trade rhetoric in the U.S. presidential campaign that may be influencing reluctant lawmakers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2016

Japan's foreign workers policy riddled with contradictions, says lawmaker

As the government tells it, Japan doesn't accept unskilled foreign labor. Except it does.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 11, 2016

Five powerful forces are driving inequality

Income inequality is driven by both political and economic forces and it waxes and wanes over time.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 6, 2016

250,000 Japanese engaged in 'double care' of children, adult family members: survey

An estimated 253,000 people are currently shouldering the double burden of raising children while also caring for sick or elderly family members, a recent survey by the Cabinet Office has found.
EDITORIALS
Apr 29, 2016

A bold new vision for Saudi Arabia

Can Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman end Saudi Arabia's economic addiction to oil?
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 27, 2016

Nomura suffers net loss in fourth quarter, first in red since 2011

Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's biggest brokerage, said it slid to its first quarterly net loss since 2011 as its wholesale division fell into the red, its retail division weakened and its overseas operations lost money for a sixth straight year.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 24, 2016

Why deflation is a boon for Japan's young people

Deflation can fuel an innovation boom as cash-strapped millennials use technology to raise living standards.

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
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