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ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2022
Inflation, interest rate hikes and China lockdowns hitting Asia’s growth outlook
The Asian Development Bank's Albert Park details the reasons the organization cut its growth forecast for Asia to 4.6% from an earlier forecast of 5.2%.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2020
Development banks make landmark climate pledge, but no fossil fuel phase out
The world's public development banks on Wednesday pledged to align their financial firepower with the Paris Agreement on climate change but avoided a firm commitment to phase out fossil fuel financing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 16, 2019
Asian Development Bank chief says Japan-backed lender will continue loans to China
The bank will keep lending billions of dollars to the world's second-biggest economy, taking a different stance from the World Bank and its plans to reduce loans to China.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 17, 2018
When financiers can be agents of positive change
With Strategy 2030, the Asian Development Bank has a crucial chance to make a difference in achieving a better quality of growth in the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2017
Asia needs $26 trillion infrastructure investment by 2030, report says
Asia's infrastructure race is just getting started.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2014
China steps in as the banker to call in a pinch
Thanks to China, Christine Lagarde of the International Monetary Fund, Jim Yong Kim of the World Bank and Takehiko Nakao of the Asian Development Bank may no longer have much meaningful work to do.
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2014
ADB could use some 'Abenomics'
As Asia's economic growth continues to drive the global economy, it is time for the Asian Development bank to bid farewell to systems that enable development money to flow without regard to results and impact.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 7, 2013
Navigating the risks of investing in Asia's future
Markets and economies need to work now to brace themselves for a period of higher borrowing costs, some market volatility and slower economic expansion in Asia.
COMMENTARY / World
May 6, 2013
New opportunities for ADB
Once again a leader from Japan has the opportunity to bring the Asian Development Bank into the modern world and to elevate the organization above backroom deals.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 21, 2013
From ADB to BOJ: a 'twofer' for Abe?
As President Barack Obama struggles to get his Defense and Treasury choices in place, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has his own personnel challenges.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 10, 2013
Gold rush: Japan Inc. flocks to Myanmar
Political reforms are happening because the military/political leaders wanted to end their nation's isolation and benefit from having a more prosperous economy.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.
A tiny mountain hamlet keeps traditional log rafting afloat
Once a way to transport lumber from the mountains to the coast, log rafting is now Kitayama's biggest attraction.
A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan
Dog ownership may seem daunting in Japan, but with the right tools and logistical knowledge, you can ensure a healthy, happy life for your pet.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.

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