Editorials Mar 10, 2021
As we commemorate those losses, we must also remember the heroes of that day and those that followed, men and women who scrambled to combat an unfolding catastrophe.
Commentary / Japan | Remembering 3/11 Mar 9, 2021
From shock to resignation: Japan’s responses to 3/11
by Brad Glosserman
March 11 had enduring impacts on Japan, but they aren’t at all obvious.
Commentary / World May 20, 2020
Recovering from COVID-19: The risks we must anticipate to build back better
by Emilio Granados Franco
We can no longer wait for the right moment to time such reforms, but we can still make sure they are the right ones.
Editorials Oct 7, 2014
The U.S. economy is posting the strongest growth since the end of 2011, outpacing the forecasts and confounding experts who saw a country that had lost its vitality.
Business / Economy Aug 26, 2014
Government retains view on economy but wary of shock from tax hike
The government on Tuesday kept intact its relatively upbeat assessment of the economy in its monthly report for August, but it expressed concern over the aftermath of the consumption tax hike to 8 percent. "The Japanese economy is on a moderate recovery trend and the ...
Business / Economy Jan 24, 2014
Demand for industrial materials is showing clear signs of recovery, with steel and cement production in 2013 in Japan hitting their highest levels in five years on the back of the building boom in disaster-struck regions and urban areas undergoing economic expansion. Production of paper ...
Business / Economy Jan 17, 2014
The government on Friday revised upward its basic assessment of the economy, describing it as "recovering" for the first time in six years, on the back of robust consumer spending ahead of the sales tax hike in April and improvement in business investment. "The Japanese ...
National Jan 8, 2014
The LDP is planning legislation to designate retrieval of the remains of Japanese who died in the war as “a state responsibility” and accelerate the work toward the 75th anniversary in 2020 of Japan’s World War II surrender.
Editorials Jul 31, 2013
A rising consumer price index won't do Japan's economic recovery much good if workers' wages remain stagnant. It will just increase the burden on households.
Business / Economy Jul 23, 2013
The government Tuesday upgraded its basic assessment of the economy for the third straight month as business investment has begun showing signs of bouncing back, using the word "recovery" for the first time in 10 months. In its monthly economic report for July, the administration ...
National Jul 23, 2013
Young returnees aiding post-disaster Tohoku
by Tomoki Fukae
A rising number of young people who had left their hometowns in Tohoku before the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami wrecked the region have started returning to support its recovery. Mamoru Kondo, 27, is one of many young Tohoku natives who had moved to ...