Editorials Aug 8, 2019
The government must do more to reduce spending and boost revenue to cut the deficit.
Editorials Aug 3, 2019
Women are better off when it comes to working in Japan, but there is still huge room for improvement.
Commentary / Japan Jul 28, 2019
The problem of investing pension funds in JGBs
by Masaharu Takenaka
It is premature to think that a decline in the public pension benefits is inevitable given to the aging of the population and the low birthrate.
Commentary / World Jul 21, 2019
South Korea foreshadows global slowdown
by Noah Smith
With countries such as South Korea leading the way, a new age of slow growth and increased dependency burdens is in the offing.
Editorials Jul 17, 2019
Even though there's an election this Sunday, politicians aren't engaging in active discussions on ways to address Japan's demographic woes.
Editorials Jul 13, 2019
The government needs to review its regional revitalization efforts over the past five years to see if it's taking the right steps to achieve the intended goal.
Commentary / World Jul 13, 2019
In praise of demographic decline
by Adair Turner
Our expanding ability to automate human work across all sectors makes an ever-growing workforce increasingly irrelevant to improvements in human welfare. That's good news for most of the world, but not for Africa.
National Jul 3, 2019
Doing the 'I turn': Japan taps tourism to lure city dwellers to emptying villages
by Rina Chandran
Yoshifumi Yano was tiring of the high cost of living and long hours of work at a travel firm in the city of Osaka when he heard of a hotel for sale in a small town nearby in Wakayama Prefecture that was known for ...
Commentary / World Jun 30, 2019
Blame gender gap for Japan's low fertility rate
by Haruaki Deguchi
The only way to fundamentally turn around Japan's falling fertility rate is to build a society free of gender discrimination.
Commentary / Japan May 26, 2019
Japan's labor shortage and low-wage puzzle
by Sayuri Shirai
Why does wage growth remain sluggish despite Japan's growing labor shortage?
Editorials May 19, 2019
Various challenges lie ahead to keep senior citizens motivated to work longer and under decent conditions.
Lifestyle May 5, 2019
The village where scarecrows help keep the community alive
by Natsuko Fukue
With a population of just 27 people but over 270 life-size hand-crafted dolls, the tiny village of Nagoro in Tokushima Prefecture is a poignant comment on depopulation, all created by just one woman.