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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 8, 2019
Turkish leader Erdogan's election setback dents hopes for major reforms
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's losses in local elections have dented investors' hopes that Turkey will adopt painful reforms they say are needed to stabilize the economy as he moves to shore up his political base.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2019
Sluggish, dysfunctional Europe isn't Japan in the 1990s, but there's still reason to worry
Europe's sclerotic growth and political dysfunction inspire frequent comparisons with Japan's lost decade from the mid-1990s.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 5, 2019
Almost half of young Russians want to emigrate as economy stagnates: Gallup poll
Forty-four percent of Russians aged 15-29 want to emigrate as their economy stagnates, according to a survey by the pollster Gallup.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 26, 2019
Elderly workers: Expectations and challenges
Labor system reforms have the potential to pave the way for greater roles for elderly workers in the workforce.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 20, 2019
Asian business sentiment lingers near three-year low as U.S.-China trade war drags: survey
Confidence among Asian companies held near three-year lows in the first quarter as a U.S.-China trade dispute dragged on, pulling down a global economy that is already on a downward path, a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey found.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2019
Forget consumption tax hike and give structural reform another try, ex-economy chief Heizo Takenaka says
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should again abandon his oft-delayed plan to hike the consumption tax this year because it risks pushing Japan's economy into recession and hampering efforts to generate stable inflation, according to former economy minister Heizo Takenaka.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 6, 2019
Bank of Japan board member, a vocal advocate for monetary easing, calls for more stimulus if economy sinks
Bank of Japan board member Yutaka Harada said on Wednesday the central bank must ramp up stimulus without delay if risks to the economy threaten achievement of its inflation target.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 6, 2019
Abenomics under heavy fire after dodgy data hid apparent drop in wages across Japan in 2018
The government refuses to publicize the average real wage of workers for last year, causing heated debate in the current Diet session and raising questions about the credibility of Abenomics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2019
Lunar New Year holiday to be litmus test of Chinese shoppers' resilience
China's consumers have cut back on purchases of everything from Apple Inc.'s iPhones to Swiss watches as the trade war with the U.S. hits the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 29, 2019
Yen bulls face reckoning as data threaten to add to evidence Japanese economy is slowing
Investors growing increasingly bullish on the yen may have to re-examine their outlook if retail sales and industrial production figures due this week add to mounting evidence that the Japanese economy is slowing.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 29, 2019
Executives raise global growth alarm on risks from China and trade to Brexit
Corporate executives are increasingly nervous about the global economic outlook as they see threats multiplying from China to trade to Brexit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2019
Fourth-quarter figures drag China's 2018 growth to a 28-year low of 6.6%
China's economy cooled in the fourth quarter under pressure from faltering domestic demand and bruising U.S. tariffs, dragging growth in 2018 to its lowest level in nearly three decades and pressuring Beijing to roll out more stimulus to avert a sharper slowdown.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 17, 2019
Yen likely to hit 80 to the dollar in next Japan recession, former BOJ official says
The yen is likely to reach its strongest level against the dollar in more than six years if Japan enters a recession, which could come as early as the fall of this year, a former central bank official has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 15, 2019
Maduro offers few fresh ideas as Venezuela's economy circles the drain amid seven-digit inflation
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro kicked off his new term with a state-of-the-nation speech on Monday but offered little in the way of fresh proposals to help the increasingly isolated country escape hyperinflationary collapse or a further downward spiral in 2019.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Jan 4, 2019
Yen's recent surge a red flag for world markets and global economy in 2019
A gradual rise by the yen in recent weeks culminated in a dramatic surge — firing a warning shot for world markets and the global economy in 2019.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 3, 2019
Grim start: Treasury yield curve, market's favorite recession indicator, flattens
Traders return to their desks in the new year with a familiar warning signal flashing even more strongly than before — the Treasury yield curve got even flatter, feeding the market's worst suspicions about the U.S. economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / 2019 Outlook
Jan 2, 2019
Economic outlook for 2019: More uncertainty for Japan's economy amid planned tax rise and global slowdown
While it is not known which events will hold back global commerce, professional economic soothsayers appear in agreement that growing risks and uncertainty will slow Japan's growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2018
Bank of Japan's ¥400 trillion cash injection changes little for ordinary people
It's been the most radical cash injection in history — nearly ¥400 trillion pumped into Japan's economy over more than five years to slay deflation and kick growth into higher gear.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 4, 2018
'Yellow vest' protesters knock wind out of French business and economy, heaping pressure on Macron
Three weeks of "yellow vest" protests have hit the French economy hard with trade in retailers, hotel chains, high-street stores and restaurants falling significantly, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 28, 2018
China envoy warns of dire consequences if U.S. hard-liners hold sway in bid to separate economies
China is going to this week's G-20 summit hoping for a deal to ease a damaging trade war with the United States, Beijing's ambassador to Washington said on Tuesday while warning of dire consequences if U.S. hardliners try to separate the world's two largest economies.
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Onosato's yokozuna promotion causes rare quirk in new sumo rankings
Newly promoted yokozuna Onosato holds a copy of the latest banzuke ranking in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, on Monday.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Over 900 earthquakes strike Tokara islands in space of two weeks
A screenshot shows many quakes occurring in the Tokara islands over the past 30 days, in this image taken from the U.S. Geological Survey website.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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