Shinizo Abe

Business Dec 7, 2016

Japan regulators crafting new rules to prevent leaks by company execs

Japanese authorities are set to recommend new fair disclosure rules that aim to prevent company executives from leaking insider information, part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to improve corporate governance and encourage foreign investment. Marking the first time that Japan will adopt statutory rules ...

Business / Economy Mar 23, 2016

Nobel laureate Krugman calls for tax hike delay, stimulus measures

Nobel-winning U.S. economist Paul Krugman has urged Japan to hold off on a consumption tax increase planned for April next year and hammer out new stimulus measures to overcome deflation. "I would call for not hiking the consumption tax," Krugman said Tuesday after a meeting ...