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ECONOMICS 3

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 26, 2018
How Beijing risks trashing its amazing growth story
There already are some signs that the country is making mistakes that will hobble economic growth.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 25, 2018
China would be unwise to follow the U.S. and turn inward
While both countries may be tempted to turn inward, there are five reasons why they would be wise not to.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 12, 2018
Will population decline create a richer society?
Inviting more highly talented and skilled workers from overseas will be crucial to raising Japan's productivity in the future.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 15, 2018
Higher U.S. tariffs on Japanese cars less likely; trade war poses risk to Japan: poll
Higher U.S. tariffs on Japanese car exports are less likely now that the two nations have agreed to start new trade talks, economists said, but most think U.S. trade friction with China and other economies will have a significant impact on Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2018
A Nobel reminder of why research matters so much
Co-winner of the 2018 economics Nobel Prize, Paul Romer shows how new discoveries create a virtuous cycle of growth.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 8, 2018
Economics of climate change win Nobel Prize for U.S. duo
Americans William Nordhaus and Paul Romer, pioneers in adapting economic theory to take better account of environmental issues and technological progress, shared the 2018 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday.
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 / World
Sep 25, 2018
The hard work of constructing a Liberalism 3.0
A look back by The Economist shows that the problem is not the past, it's the future.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 21, 2018
OECD expects slightly weaker global growth in 2018 and 2019
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on Thursday slightly lowered its projections for global economic growth this year and next, saying the expansion "may have now peaked."
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2018
Economists gear up to challenge the monopolies
Excessive market concentration lets companies take a bigger slice of the pie at the expense of workers.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 3, 2018
Why is the U.S. in the middle of an economic boom?
There are plenty of theories, but no definitive answers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2018
The U.S. economy and the midterms
Even if the economy doesn't affect the election, the election will affect the economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 21, 2018
Lessons from the 30 years of the Heisei Era
Policy discussions during the Heisei Era had the characteristics of being molded by the opinions exchanged on TV news and variety shows.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2018
Will what happens in Turkey stay in Turkey?
Some economists foresee contagion: Turkey's problems will spread. Others envision a one-country economic blip.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2018
U.S. is overdue for another Lehman-type episode
Those who see no Lehman-like episode on the horizon did not see the last one.
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2018
U.S. firms warn next China tariffs to cost Americans from cradle to grave
A broad cross-section of U.S. businesses has a message for the Trump administration: new tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports will force Americans to pay more for items they use throughout their daily lives, from cradles to coffins.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 9, 2018
BOJ-watchers pare back expectations of future policy changes
Economists now see a lower chance of any further changes to Bank of Japan monetary policy through the 2019 calendar year, after the central bank last week announced the most significant changes in two years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2018
Beijing invents a different way to run an economy
The nation has avoided a recession for a quarter-century. Few countries can make the same claim.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 4, 2018
Japan has a form of capitalism that works
The Japanese economy produces growth and distributes the spoils fairly.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 4, 2018
Japan's bull market wouldn't be the same without Abe
The prime minister's likely successor won't be as knowledgeable about economics or have the personal authority to be able to rein in the bureaucrats.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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