Tokyo’s skyline at dusk. Dukas/Universal Images Group via Getty Images For over a decade now, Japan has pledged to enact big reforms to get its economy back in the race against China. And with l...
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Bank Of Japan’s Next $5 Trillion Man Has Worst Job In Economics
Japan’s government nominated Kazuo Ueda to be the next governor of the Bank of Japan. Akio Kon/Bloomberg As poisoned-chalice jobs go, leading the Bank of Japan is a real standout. In fact, Kazuo...
Why Bank Of Japan Needs A Female Leader
Yuri Okina tops shortlists of potential female candidates to replace Haruhiko Kuroda as Bank of Japan governor. Akio Kon/Bloomberg Over the next few weeks, Tokyo financial circles will buzz with intri...
Bank Of Japan Should Study Paul Volcker Era
As Federal Reserve chairman from 1979 to 1987, Paul Volcker took the maxim that a central banker’s role is “take away the punch bowl just as the party gets going” to the extreme. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AF...
It’s Been A Year To Forget For Leaders Of China, Japan, Korea
Protesters shout slogans during a protest against Chinas strict Covid measures on November 28, 2022 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images The old adage that “misery loves company” took on a who...
Yen Hits 150 On The Way To Economic Infamy
Haruhiko Kuroda is grappling with a yen in virtual free-fall AP Photo/Pat Roque The biggest monetary policy experiment in modern history is clearly not going well as the Japanese yen plunges to 32-yea...
Japan’s ‘Walking Dead’ Problem Lives On
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to offer government support to heavily indebted firms in the hopes of resurrecting Asia’s second-biggest economy. David Mareuil – Pool/Getty Images No...
Yen’s 24% Plunge Is Crisis Warning World Can’t Ignore
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s approval rating is down around 40%. RODRIGO REYES MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images The only thing in Tokyo falling more dramatically than the yen is Prime ...
How To Invest In Uranium
Corbis via Getty Images Key takeaways Uranium investments soared after Japan announced it would reopen its nuclear power plants and fund next-gen nuclear tech Uranium investments are both risky and pr...
Sometimes $5 Trillion Isn’t Enough To Prove Einstein Wrong
Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda gestures as he answers questions during a press conference in Tokyo. KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images It’s tantalizing to ponder what Albert Einstein might mak...
Elon Musk Trumps Warren Buffett In Today’s Japan
Shinzo Abe grabs a ride with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a Model S P85D at Tesla’s headquarters in Palo Alto, California in 2015. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images With all due respect to Shinzo Abe’...
Japan’s ‘Womenomics’ Needs Reboot To Boost GDP By 15%
Female passengers board a “Women Only” carriage at a metro station on in Tokyo, Japan. Junko Kimura/Getty Images As Japan mulls how to reinvigorate its economy in the post-Shinzo Abe era, ...
Biden Says The Quiet Part About The Energy Transition Out Loud
US President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, … [+] not photographed, at the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, May 23, 2022. Ki...
Recession Risks Are Contagious As Japan’s GDP Stumbles—Again
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has very few options to avoid a recession that may be all but inevitable. Getty Images Japan’s economy shrank…Typing these words is maddeningly familiar for long-time Toky...
‘Zombified’ Japan Shows World How Not To Spend $5 Trillion
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda fields questions during a press conference in Tokyo. KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda is often thought to have the...
SoftBank’s $100 Billion May Get Dwarfed By Tokyo’s $1.6 Trillion Fund
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has pledged to open a path for the Government Pension … [+] Investment Fund to invest support the country’s startups. KIYOSHI OTA/POOL/AFP via Ge...
Ghost Of John Maynard Keynes Haunts Japan’s Economy
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida gestures as he speaks during a news conference at the prime … [+] minister’s official residence in Tokyo on October 4, 2021. TORU HANAI/POOL/AFP ...
China Now Has Company In Showing Japan Who’s Boss
Fumio Kishida attends a debate ahead of the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) leadership election on … [+] September 12, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. Charly Triballeau – Pool/Getty Images Ja...