Editorials Jan 22, 2016
World nervously watches China
China's investment-driven growth model is fast crumbling and a new one has yet to take hold.
Commentary / World Aug 31, 2015
What if the 2008 crisis comes around again?
by Clive Crook
The obstacles to effective remedies for a major economic crisis would be formidable, but more political than economic.
Commentary / World Aug 27, 2015
What should China do?
by Michael J. Boskin
China must avoid reverting to greater state control in its effort to get its economy back on track.
Editorials Aug 26, 2015
Sources of turbulence not gone
Developments in the Chinese economy need to be closely watched not just for their stock market repercussions but also for their impact on Japan's growth.
Editorials Jul 10, 2015
Alarm bells in China
China's plunging stock markets place the credibility and legitimacy of the Communist Party at risk.
Business / Financial Markets Nov 27, 2014
GPIF must add stocks to complement 'Abenomics' boost, research head says
The massive Government Pension Investment Fund must be ready to buy more stocks should Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies succeed in reviving the economy, according to its head of research. "We may see structural reform and Japan as we know it may change," Tokihiko Shimizu, ...
Business / Economy Aug 15, 2014
GPIF law change may be shelved, Kihara says
A law to transform how the world's biggest pension fund is run can wait and may even be shelved, said a ruling party official, contradicting his deputy policy chief who called it the top priority. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's team can achieve adjustments at the ...
Business / Financial Markets Aug 8, 2014
Shame index dumps Sony for Panasonic in first revamp
Sony Corp., which has posted losses in five of the past six years, was rejected in the first reshuffle of Japan's profit-oriented stock index while Panasonic Corp. made the cut. The government-backed JPX-Nikkei Index 400 added 30 other companies, including Mazda Motor Corp., Daiwa Securities ...
Business / Corporate Jul 30, 2014
Nomura Holdings logs precipitous 69.9% fall in net profit in April-June quarter
Japan's biggest brokerage house, Nomura Holdings Inc., said Tuesday its group net profit in the April to June quarter plunged 69.9 percent from a year earlier to ¥19.86 billion due to decreased commissions. Net revenue declined 14 percent to ¥370.84 billion as commissions fell following ...