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STIMULUS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2021
New normal takes shape as Japan announces 'vaccine-test package'
Those showing proof of vaccination or a negative test result would be able to enter eating and drinking establishments as normal, even under a state of emergency.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2021
Japan's new economic stimulus package expected to exceed ¥40 trillion
Some policy measures will be funded by a budget for the next fiscal year starting in April. Additional fiscal spending could further dent the government's fiscal soundness.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2021
Japan eyes ¥100,000 cash handout for children aged 18 or younger
The cash handout program could be included in a fresh economic stimulus worth "tens of trillions of yen" that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to craft by mid-November.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2021
Biden’s stimulus trade-offs
While Lawrence Summers may be overstating the inflation threat, a careful review of Joe Bidenu2019s stimulus plan along the lines he proposes is probably a good idea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2020
Are the Keynesians back?
The current rescue through cascades of public spending may look like Keynesianism, but in fact it is little more than practical common sense in an utterly changed social and economic order.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 4, 2020
The financial fight against COVID-19
Fiscal, not monetary measures, should be when disasters and epidemics strike.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 5, 2019
Cabinet approves ¥26 trillion stimulus package to prop up slowing Japanese economy
Economists say the stimulus package could slow down Japanu2019s efforts to improve its fiscal health, which is the worst among major industrialized economies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 3, 2019
Stimulus can fix a lot of policy errors
Japan's misguided consumption tax hike makes a big fiscal package inevitiable.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 30, 2019
Bank of Japan mulled another cut to short-term rates at September Policy Board meeting
Bank of Japan policymakers discussed the potential for further easing at their latest meeting, with one member suggesting another cut to short-term interest rates amid rising expectations for additional stimulus, a summary of their opinions showed Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 17, 2019
Economists expect Bank of Japan will expand stimulus sometime soon, but not this week
A majority of economists now see the Bank of Japan expanding its stimulus as its next move, with a strengthening of the yen from Federal Reserve rate cuts seen as a key factor for triggering action, according to a Bloomberg survey.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 4, 2019
Japan's policy guidelines call for more stimulus next year amid concerns over global protectionism
Japan should deploy expansive fiscal stimulus "without hesitation" next year if overseas economies pose downside risks to growth, a draft of the government's annual economic policy road map showed on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 26, 2018
Government outlines fiscal stimulus to ease impact of Japan's next consumption tax hike
The government has unveiled an outline of fiscal measures it hopes will bolster the economy after next year's consumption tax increase.
BUSINESS
Dec 4, 2017
Government draws up ¥2 trillion package for education and child care support
The government has drawn up a ¥2 trillion stimulus package to assist children from low-earning families in receiving higher education and expand the scope of free child care services.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 27, 2017
Japan doesn't need fiscal stimulus, economic adviser says
With the economy growing above its potential rate, the nation needs structural reforms rather than a big dose of government spending, according to Susumu Takahashi, a member of the government's economic and fiscal policy council.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2017
Bank of Japan policymaker Yutaka Harada praises Hitler's economic policies
A Bank of Japan policymaker praised Adolf Hitler's economic policies on Thursday, but said they enabled the Nazi dictator to do "horrible" things to the world.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 15, 2016
Abe ponders whether to follow Trump's lead on fiscal stimulus
While Donald Trump is set to inject a dose of fiscal medicine into the world's biggest economy, any move by Shinzo Abe to further strengthen Japan's fiscal stimulus program faces the challenge of disappointing tax receipts and a record debt burden.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 11, 2016
Diet approves economic stimulus budget
The Diet has approved a ¥4.11 trillion supplementary budget to stimulate an economy dampened by sluggish growth amid weak consumer demand and business investment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / CABINET INTERVIEW
Aug 31, 2016
New regional revitalization minister defends Abenomics, denies policy mix has plateaued
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's newly appointed regional revitalization minister, Kozo Yamamoto, has argued that the leader's Abenomics economic policy mix has not plateaued but is merely returning to its original form, one that combines financial and fiscal measures.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 24, 2016
Extra budget to push year's outlays over ¥100 trillion
The Cabinet approved Wednesday a draft second extra budget for fiscal 2016 to stimulate the flagging economy, bringing total public outlays for the year through March to over ¥100 trillion.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2016
Can the private sector save the U.S. economy?
Why is the U.S. economy taking so long to recover from the Great Recession?

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world