Commentary / Japan Feb 10, 2019
by Jim O'neill
At a time of rising populism and authoritarianism around the world, Japan stands out as a relative island of social and economic stability.
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National / Politics | ANALYSIS Feb 6, 2019
Abenomics under heavy fire after dodgy data hid apparent drop in wages across Japan in 2018
by Reiji Yoshida
The government refuses to publicize the average real wage of workers for last year, causing heated debate in the current Diet session and raising questions about the credibility of Abenomics.
Business / Financial Markets | FOCUS Feb 6, 2019
Dissecting the Bank of Japan's zero-rate policy 20 years on
by Brett Miller and Toru Fujioka
Long before the U.S. and Europe embraced radical monetary policies last decade during the global financial crisis there was the Bank of Japan. Twenty years ago this month — back when the American economy was running hot under Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and the ...
Editorials Feb 2, 2019
More significant wage hikes to shore up consumer demand are needed, along with accelerated efforts to develop new growth sectors through structural reforms and deregulation.
Business / Economy | 2019 Outlook Jan 2, 2019
by Cory Baird
While it is not known which events will hold back global commerce, professional economic soothsayers appear in agreement that growing risks and uncertainty will slow Japan’s growth.
Editorials Dec 26, 2018
The Japanese economy needs efforts to turn the current boom into a sustained expansion.
Business Dec 19, 2018
The number of superrich households in Japan has almost doubled since 2011 to a record high, thanks to rising stock prices and an economic expansion, an indication that this segment of society has benefited from Abenomics. The number of households with net financial assets of ...
Commentary / Japan Nov 4, 2018
Good deflation: The right kind of intervention
by Jesper Koll
Make no mistake — good deflation is an integral part of economic management in Japan.
Business / Economy Oct 22, 2018
Investors' gloomy take on Japan may be upended by inflation, analysts say
The Abenomics trade is so 2013. Foreign investors haven't been much interested in Japan lately, despite the strongest economy in two decades. What could turn that around, some market observers say, is a surprise revival of inflation. While the official consumer price index rose at ...
Commentary / Japan Oct 16, 2018
Shrinking hasn't stopped Japan from growing
by Daniel Moss
More immigration allows much-needed growth in the workforce and a higher consumption tax shores up government finances.
Business / Economy Oct 15, 2018
Abe says he's going ahead with Japan's consumption tax hike in October 2019
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Abe asked relevant ministers to come up with measures to mitigate negative impacts of the increase.
Business / Economy Oct 14, 2018
Japan's prime minister to formally announce sales tax hike to 10 percent from next October
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to formally announce that the government will raise the consumption tax to 10 percent from the current 8 percent in October 2019.