Commentary / Japan Jan 10, 2020
Were the 2010s a return to the 1930s?
by Yoichi Funabashi
The last decade saw the framework of the long postwar period start to crumble.
Commentary / Japan Jan 9, 2020
10 surprises for Japan in 2020
by Jesper Koll
Commentary / Japan Dec 27, 2019
Nurture Japan's strength to innovate
by Heizo Takenaka
Japan is lagging behind many other countries when it comes to innovation.
Business / Economy Nov 29, 2019
China's financial warning signs flashing nearly everywhere as policymakers scramble
From rural bank runs to surging consumer indebtedness and an unprecedented bond restructuring, mounting signs of financial stress in China are putting the nation's policymakers to the test. Xi Jinping's government faces an increasingly difficult balancing act as it tries to support the world's second-largest ...
Business Nov 26, 2019
Specter of funding crunch looms over runs at China's small banks
by Cheng Leng and Ryan Woo
Bundles of yuan notes were stacked high behind the counters of branches of Yingkou Coastal Bank earlier this month, as the northeast China lender fought off a run on deposits while on-site government officials battled rumors of a funding crunch. Yingkou was the latest small ...
Commentary / World Nov 15, 2019
Green markets for equitable growth
by Graciela Chichilnisky and Peter Bal
Any realistic solution to the climate crisis must keep the engines of economic growth running. A global carbon market would do just that.
National / Politics | FOCUS Oct 1, 2019
Abe rolls the dice on his political legacy with tax hike
by Isabel Reynolds and Emi Nobuhiro
Shinzo Abe will almost certainly become the nation's longest-serving prime minister next month. Whether he will be remembered as a success could well hinge on how the economy weathers the consumption tax hike. Legislation raising the tax to 10 percent from 8 percent took effect ...
Commentary / World Sep 29, 2019
Argentina — a cautionary tale for Trump's America
by Kaushik Basu
Argentina was one of the world's richest economies in the first few decades of the 20th century, but subsequently became a cautionary tale of how a wealthy country can lose its way.
Business / Financial Markets Sep 6, 2019
The Bank of Russia pushed through its third consecutive interest-rate cut as inflation dropped closer to a 4 percent target. The benchmark rate was cut to 7 percent from 7.25 percent, according to a statement published on Friday. The move to the lowest level since ...
Business / Economy Aug 23, 2019
Tokyo-Seoul row hits economies
by Kana Nishizawa and Heejin Kim
The escalating feud between South Korea and Japan is heightening concerns about the fallout for global supply chains, financial markets and economic growth. What started as a dispute over colonial-era grievances has snowballed over the past two months, with relations deteriorating to the lowest point ...
Business Aug 8, 2019
'Modern Monetary Theory' may be Democrats' economic cure, but only Trump seems to have got the memo
by Howard Schneider
From her home overlooking Setauket Harbor on Long Island's North Shore, a motorboat bobbing at the dock, Stephanie Kelton hopes to revolutionize how the U.S. government manages the economy. It isn't always a pleasant task. A key figure in the "Modern Monetary Theory" economic camp, her ...
National / Social Issues Jul 16, 2019
School issues are No. 1 reason behind youth suicides in 2018, Japanese government white paper finds
Of 568 youth who took their lives last year, 188 were attributed to school-related issues, followed by health problems at 119 and family issues at 116.