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ABENOMICS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 14, 2019
Bank of Japan's never-ending monetary stimulus offers lessons for the world's central banks
Central bankers searching for options to fight the next downturn should look to Japan, where policymakers are gathering for a regular review of the world’s most epic monetary stimulus program.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 4, 2019
Wanted: Startup nation Japan
Fostering greater entrepreneurship is the best way for Japan to achieve sustained economic growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2019
American investor Jim Rogers warns of severe economic downturn and forecasts grim future for Japan
Prominent American investor Jim Rogers has warned in a new book that the worst economic downturn in his lifetime is around the corner and that Japan's future is in jeopardy unless it takes serious steps to deal with staggering debt and a declining birth rate.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 10, 2019
Is Japan's sun still rising?
At a time of rising populism and authoritarianism around the world, Japan stands out as a relative island of social and economic stability.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 6, 2019
Abenomics under heavy fire after dodgy data hid apparent drop in wages across Japan in 2018
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Feb 6, 2019
Dissecting the Bank of Japan's zero-rate policy 20 years on
Long before the U.S. and Europe embraced radical monetary policies last decade during the global financial crisis there was the Bank of Japan.
EDITORIALS
Feb 2, 2019
What's missing from the 'boom'
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / 2019 Outlook
Jan 2, 2019
Economic outlook for 2019: More uncertainty for Japan's economy amid planned tax rise and global slowdown
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
Does the longest postwar boom cycle mean much?
The Japanese economy needs efforts to turn the current boom into a sustained expansion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2018
Japan's superrich are getting richer under Abenomics
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.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 4, 2018
Good deflation: The right kind of intervention
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.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 16, 2018
Shrinking hasn't stopped Japan from growing
More immigration allows much-needed growth in the workforce and a higher consumption tax shores up government finances.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 28, 2018
Japan's successful economic model
The commonplace gloom about Japan's prospects is grossly overdone — many countries would be lucky to have its problems.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 25, 2018
Japan's economy is starting a new chapter
Look what happened over two decades while the world was distracted by China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 25, 2018
How Abe should spend the next three years
The country still needs to reform its labor market, deal with an aging population and press for gender equality.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 2, 2018
Japan, savings superpower of the world
Japan's renaissance as the world champion surplus saver and source of financial capital is a key consequence of Abenomics and the domestic economic recovery.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 18, 2018
BOJ's tolerance of bigger stock drops shows 'stealth tapering' underway: analysts
Since the central bank isn't propping up the stock market with ETF purchases on every dip anymore, many traders think the BOJ's exit strategy is underway.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 1, 2018
The season of economic policy
Fundamental structural reforms must be pursued with the leadership of the prime minister and his office.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 6, 2018
2018's rough start shows key economic reforms still needed
Japan's path back to a healthy economic footing will involve taking painful steps and the efforts of successive generations

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