Commentary / World Jul 9, 2019
by Sayuri Shirai
Modern Monetary Theory may not be able to solve the nation's complicated long-standing structural problems.
Commentary / Japan Jul 9, 2019
If Masayoshi Son won't invest in Japan, why should you?
by Nisha Gopalan
The SoftBank CEO's $100 billion Vision Fund is noticeably absent on its home turf. That speaks volumes about the health of Japan's startup scene.
Commentary / Japan Jun 24, 2019
Gap between economic data and sense of recovery
by Masaharu Takenaka
The Japanese people's tendency to still lean toward pessimism over the state of the economy may be attributable to their cultural traits.
Business / Economy Jun 10, 2019
Japan's January-March GDP upgraded but weak consumption still a concern
Economic growth was revised upward to an annualized real 2.2 percent in the January-March period thanks to an upswing in capital expenditure in the nonmanufacturing sector, government data showed Monday, though analysts continued to emphasize the risk of a downturn due to sluggish personal ...
Business / Economy May 25, 2019
Abe's tax hike plan faces uncertainty as economy sputters, experts say
by Satoshi Iizuka
There is growing speculation that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could be forced to postpone the planned sales tax hike in October due to concern about the economy.
Editorials May 21, 2019
It's time that more emphasis was placed on structural reforms and deregulation to explore fresh avenues of the economy's growth.
Editorials May 14, 2019
Commentary / Japan May 14, 2019
Japan's growing debt divergence
by Sayuri Shirai
The BOJ may have no choice but to end up providing permanent government support to avoid painful fiscal consolidation.
Editorials Apr 16, 2019
The coming change of era should prompt the nation to think again what needs to be done, including painful reforms, to overcome its economic challenges.
Commentary / Japan Apr 15, 2019
As Heisei ends, Japan is getting a lot of things right
by Noah Smith
The country, once a symbol of economic malaise, has made up for its lost decade.
Commentary / Japan Apr 1, 2019
An economic policy agenda for the Reiwa Era
by Jesper Koll
Business / Economy Mar 23, 2019
Bank of Japan's tankan likely to show slump in manufacturing sentiment, projections say
The Bank of Japan's quarterly tankan survey for March is likely to show a slump in business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers, according to the latest projections by 12 private think tanks. Their average forecast points to a fall to plus 13 in the headline ...