Japan’s Economic Future Looking Rosy to Some While 2014 was by no means a banner year for Japan’s economy—what with contractions in…
Bank of Japan’s Announced Spending Spree Meets Mixed Reviews The Bank of Japan’s latest splurge surprised not only economists, but also many of its…
Japan’s Trade Deficit Hits New Record Japan’s trade deficit widened to 1.45 trillion yen in March, a record figure spurred by…
Social Progress Index: Japan Ranks Highly for Health, but Takes 14th Overall Japan ranked poorly in a global index that measures countries’ social and environmental performance, falling…
Japanese wages see the first small rise in two years Shrinking Japanese wages have plateaued out, rising a meager 0.1 percent in a sign of…
Japan logs record trade deficit in 2013 Japan logged a record annual trade deficit, up 65 percent from a year ago, due…
Japan considers removing tariffs on imported wine The Japanese government is considering scrapping tariffs on imported wine, a move which it hopes…
QUIS CUSTODIET? Henry Scott Stokes’ learned friend says Japan’s Mr. Micawbers need to face up to its…
New, smaller companies may provide indications of a nation’s economic health by Henry Scott Stokes I’m not sure whether everyone would agree with this, but my…
