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US ECONOMY

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 28, 2016
Free trade with China wasn't a great idea for U.S.
Free trade with China has caused severe and permanent harm to many American workers.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 28, 2016
BOJ's big problem? Abenomics
History's most aggressive monetary policy experiment has backfired by dulling Japan Inc's animal spirits.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 25, 2016
Stop blaming China for the Nikkei's gloom
Shinzo Abe is the architect of Japan's bear market as he's squandered a rare opportunity for bold reforms.
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2016
Taiyo Pacific sees investment shift to Japan shares as 'sexy' China cools
The China-led stock slump that's taking Japanese equities down with it will ultimately prove a boon for investors in Japan, according to Taiyo Pacific Partners LP, which manages $2.2 billion, including money from the world's biggest pension fund.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 23, 2016
Protesters hit the streets to oppose Malaysia signing TPP
Thousands of Malaysians protested against plans to join the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) on Saturday, just days before parliament is due to open a debate on the free trade pact.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 22, 2016
Let Japan's zombie firms die
If Japan wants to generate long-term growth, it needs to allow creative destruction. New companies can't grow when they are blocked by failing incumbents.
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2016
Davos forum kicks off with dour mood amid tough global conditions
The mood was glum as the World Economic Forum's annual meeting of academics and leaders from business and politics kicked off Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland, with worries ranging from energy to geopolitics and China's slowdown causing widespread unease.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 21, 2016
The bill for China's flawed ascent is coming due
The Chinese government's contract with its 1.4 billion subjects is that it will deliver prosperity and they will be obedient. But how much longer can this deal continue?
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 20, 2016
Japanese government doubles estimated tax-hike burden, stokes opposition anger
Tokyo suddenly raises its estimated per capita burden from next year's consumption tax hike, drawing protest from opposition lawmakers.
EDITORIALS
Jan 16, 2016
Is Japan using the right data?
If the government is going to help the economy, it needs to improve the quality of its statistics.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 15, 2016
What happens after China's bubble goes pop?
Will China be a source of stability and strength for the world economy — or the opposite?
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 14, 2016
Stocks tumble in Tokyo, largely erasing Wednesday's rebound
Shares fell in Tokyo on Thursday, cutting short Wednesday's rebound, after U.S. stocks tumbled amid declining oil prices and continued anxiety over Chinese growth.
BUSINESS
Jan 13, 2016
Unfazed by turmoil, Nissan joins Starbucks in betting on China
Senior executives from Starbucks Corp. to Nissan Motor Co. and SAP SE are playing down concerns about China's slowdown and further potential depreciation of the yuan, with plans to sell more coffee, cars and software in the world's second-biggest economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 12, 2016
Can China avoid turning Japanese?
Beijing is acting like Tokyo, circa 1998, and courting Japanization instead of much needed reforms.
EDITORIALS
Jan 11, 2016
2016's economic outlook
Major economic decisions appear likely in 2016, including whether Abe will delay the consumption tax hike scheduled for April 2017.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 9, 2016
Low wages at the heart of foreign labor shortage woes
There has been a lot of discussion recently about allowing more foreign workers into Japan to make up for severe labor shortages in some fields. As of the end of 2014, the labor ministry estimated there were 790,000 foreign nationals working in Japan legally, which is more than the number of national...
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
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