BOJ expects economy to shrink 4.7% in fiscal 2020 due to pandemic
Central Bank to maintain ultraeasy policies and corporate support, while forecasting growth for fiscal 2021 as businesses are expected to return to pre-pandemic output.
Is Japan ready for transformational change?
If the nation loses this opportunity, it will be known as the country that never changes.
Time for Japan to present a credible energy policy
The nation should not miss the opportunity to restructure its economic and energy-consumption structure for future generations.
Can Japan get out of its downward spiral?
To turn the nation around, Japan needs more effective political leadership.
June wholesale prices in Japan fall 1.6% on weak demand due to virus
Prices dropped for the fourth straight month but the decline slowed from May due largely to firmer crude oil prices.
Preparing for a post-Abe agenda
To assure Japan’s future prosperity and success, open-minded, strong and decisive political leadership is necessary.
Bank of Japan downgrades all regional economies due to coronavirus
Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the country's economy had been in “an extremely severe situation" amid the pandemic.
'Economy watcher' survey got record lift in June as sentiment rebounded
The lifting of the state of emergency spurred a 23-point jump in sentiment from May, the sharpest since January 2002.
Japan's June business failures hit monthly high for the year
The number of bankruptcies caused by the fallout of the COVID-19 epidemic came to 94 in June, the highest monthly count ever.
Japan's May current account surplus down 27.9% amid virus pandemic
Imports dropped 27.7 percent to ¥4.75 trillion, down for the 13th successive month, partly due to falling crude oil prices.
Banks with ‘shattered’ business models warned by Japan to adapt
Concerns are mounting that some banks are too weak to withstand the coronavirus-fueled recession and may eventually need to be rescued or delisted.
