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JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES

BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Jun 18, 2007
What the Basel regulations mean for the Japanese banking industry and monetary policy
Anew set of rules governing capital adequacy of banks debuted this year, and Japanese banks, many of whom close their books in March, became the world's first to announce their earnings results under the new standards.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
May 21, 2007
Pondering the futility of the Bank of Japan's inflation comfort zone
Members of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board are said to be at odds about where the rate of inflation ought to be over the medium to longer term.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
May 14, 2007
Security dogging weak yen, not strong dollar
The yen has fallen to above 120 yen against the dollar and as low as 163 yen against the euro. Although a weak yen and strong dollar are often confused as the same thing, what we're looking at today is a weak, yen not a strong dollar.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Apr 16, 2007
Politicians on quest for referendums should be doubted
Proposals establishing the procedure for a referendum on constitutional reform were rushed through parliament last week. While both politics and legal procedures preclude the actual tabling of reform proposals before 2010, the stage is being set with no-holds-barred determination by Prime Minister Shinzo...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Apr 9, 2007
Excess liquidity stirring global volatility in stock markets
More than a month has passed since the Shanghai stock market plunge sent shock waves throughout global markets in late February. Although share prices have since stabilized, volatility rife in foreign-currency markets, with the dollar-yen rate sometimes fluctuating nearly 2 yen a day.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Apr 2, 2007
Think tanks offer Japan plenty of personnel with policymaking potential
The 21st Century Public Policy Institute (21PPI) is a think tank established by Keidanren in 1997. As it enters its 10th year this month, a revamp is in progress to beef up its activities.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Mar 19, 2007
Advice for Japan as it returns to the jungle: Don't feed the animals
The Japanese economy is now a fully signed-up member of the global jungle.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Mar 5, 2007
Japan must eliminate hidden agriculture taxes to progress at Doha
Some new developments may be around the corner in the Doha Round of trade liberalization talks.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Feb 26, 2007
Push market integration in expanding East Asia
As robust economic expansion continues worldwide, emerging economic powers like the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India and China) and other Asian countries are riding a wave of globalization to achieve rapid growth.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Feb 12, 2007
Mum's the word, Mr. Yanagisawa
Keeping mum has never been a strong point of politicians. Hakuo Yanagisawa, the beleaguered health, labor and welfare minister, seems especially bad at keeping mum on the subject of mums. In his world, mums are machines. Their sole function is to breed.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Feb 5, 2007
BOJ should have yen for watching stock economy, not just go with the flow
In its Policy Board meeting from Jan. 17 to 18, the Bank of Japan kept the key short-term interest rate unchanged at 0.25 percent on the grounds that prices and consumer spending were still weak. The decision triggered a yen selloff in the currency markets, pushing the yen down to around 122 against...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Jan 1, 2007
Dreaming of a Japan of United States
A time to dream impossible dreams. The New Year holiday season is surely such a time. And one such dream might be a Japan of United States.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Dec 25, 2006
How Japan's economy fared in 2006 and its prospects for 2007
There were two major developments in the Japanese economy in 2006.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Dec 18, 2006
Triangular mergers and the argument for stringent controls
With the ban on so-called triangular mergers scheduled to be lifted in May, debate in Japan -- which has occasionally involved interested parties in the United States and Europe -- has focused on determining the conditions under which such cross-border takeovers should be allowed.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Nov 27, 2006
The importance of being ambiguous at APEC
APEC stands for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. A strange name. Neither a committee nor a council, not even a commission -- just "cooperation."
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Nov 20, 2006
How Japan can avoid hostage situations in a globalized economy
When international tensions mount, foreign currency-denominated external credit and debt can become tools of diplomacy. If a country is a huge net creditor, its overseas assets can be taken hostage.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Nov 6, 2006
Keidanren lauds Abe's first 40 days in office
Forty days have passed since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office Sept. 26, and the administration, judging by the actions of the first new prime minister in 5 1/2 years, appears to be off to a very good start.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Oct 23, 2006
Room for microcredit in the notorious 'gray zone'?
For sci-fi lovers, the twilight zone is a scary place, the stuff of bad dreams. But for borrowers of consumer loans in Japan, it is the "gray zone" that constitutes the nightmare.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Oct 16, 2006
Global imbalances, economic and political, must be rectified
As countries throughout the globe undergo radical economic changes from the impact of globalization, there exist two major imbalances in the world today.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Oct 9, 2006
Abe must speed up reforms, forge new model of growth
Newly-elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the nation's first leader born after World War II, has launched his Cabinet with veteran lawmakers capable of taking the lead -- rather than relying on the bureaucracy -- in the implementation of fresh policy initiatives. Keidanren fully supports Abe's determination...
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
Why half of Japan's cities are at risk of disappearing in 100 years
A couple looks out onto the Fukuoka nightscape. Due to its distance from Tokyo and its close proximity to South Korea and China, professor Tomoya Mori believes that Fukuoka is one of the few metropolitan regions of Japan that will see some form of growth in the decades to come.
Japan concerned over U.S. officials' remarks on atomic bombings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

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