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ABENOMICS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 5, 2018
An agenda for the next BOJ governor
The prime minister's upcoming pick for governor of the Bank of Japan will be the key executive decision defining the future of Abenomics.
EDITORIALS
Feb 1, 2018
Realistic fiscal consolidation target needed
Further postponing the goal of achieving a primary budget balance risks making Japan's commitment to fiscal consolidation less credible.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 30, 2018
Kuroda deserves a second term
A figure of Haruhiko Kuroda's experience and credibility is required to dispatch the dissenters and give Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the support he needs to run the economy hot for several more years.
EDITORIALS
Jan 19, 2018
Keidanren's challenges under its new chief
Under its new leader, Keidanren should lead the discussions for economic reforms instead of merely going along with the government's policies.
Japan Times
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.
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2018
Strong wage growth key to beating deflation, Japanese government says in report before corporate wage talks
Japan has entered a new phase in its fight against deflation, but stronger wage growth and improved productivity are needed if the economy is to turn the corner, the Cabinet Office said in a report released Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 16, 2018
Japan's intellectual property generating revenue at record pace
Intellectual property is generating soaring revenue for Japan, jumping by 74 percent over the past five years to a record in 2017, according to the latest government data.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 15, 2018
Japan's regional economies improve amid strong exports and domestic spending: BOJ
Japan's regional economies are on firmer ground amid robust overseas demand for electronics and increased domestic consumer spending, the Bank of Japan said Monday.
Japan Times
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?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 4, 2018
Economists generally upbeat on Japan's 2018 outlook
Japan is experiencing its second longest economic expansion in the post World War II era, with economists expecting the positive tone to hold through 2018 amid strong demand at home and abroad.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 28, 2017
'Kurodanomics' is 2018's biggest question mark
The success of Abe's sixth year in power is firmly in the hands of BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 27, 2017
Five years of Abenomics: The good, the bad and the sluggish
Five years since Shinzo Abe came to power, the economy is much stronger, but still falls short of the revolution he pledged to deliver.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 26, 2017
Workers in Japan may see 1% pay raise in 2018 as labor crunch intensifies
Workers will see a 1 percent increase in their total earnings next year, the most since 1997, as rising profits and the tightest labor market in decades add upward pressure on pay, a Bloomberg survey shows.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 15, 2017
A midterm review of Abenomics
So far the report card is good, but expect better for the future.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 12, 2017
TSE breakout has a solid foundation
Japan starting to look like a model case in the management of an aging, mature society.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2017
Haruhiko Kuroda says reappointment as Bank of Japan chief didn't come up during meeting with Abe
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda told reporters after meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday that he did not discuss who will lead the central bank after his term expires in April.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 3, 2017
Yes, this time is different: A new and strong Japan emerges
While the past decades were marked by defeatism and fatalism, today's Japan is marked by ambition, confidence and a newfound idealism.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 28, 2017
OECD keeps 2018 forecast on track, seeing modest but 'synchronized' economic growth
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on Tuesday maintained its global economic growth forecast for 2018 as the expansion, though modest, becomes more "synchronized" across countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2017
As Abe pushes for structural reform, old Japan Inc. culture fights back
While Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's vaunted third arrow — structural reforms — has generally been rated as unsuccessful, his administration has received high praise from Japan analysts for shaking up the country's corporate management system.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

Podcast

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Longform

Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
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