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Japan and China -- a valuable economic partnership

Japan and China -- a valuable economic partnership

Japan and China have a very deep economic partnership today. While political factors are challenging this, the strong economic partnership can also help stabilize the political relationship. Read more...
Japan's economy is still genki!

Japan's economy is still genki!

With the rise of China's economy these past years, some people now underestimate Japan. But Japan's economy is still genki! Read more...
Polite Japan's dark underbelly

Polite Japan's dark underbelly

The very sharp criticisms of Japan, recently meted out by the United Nations Human Rights Committee, are a harsh reminder of how shallow is democracy in that country. Read more...
The delicious parts of the whale explained

Shinzo Abe's whale-onomics

Shinzo Abe is extremely slow in launching the structural reform "arrow" of his Abenomics program. But he has been quick to decide that he wants Japan to resume its annual whale hunt in the Antarctic. Read more...
Abenomics' arrows off target

Abenomics' arrows off target

Are Abenomics' arrows off target when it comes to reviving Japanese FDI? Read more...
JAPAN -- FROST & SULLIVAN CONFERENCE, 10 JUNE 2014

JAPAN -- FROST & SULLIVAN CONFERENCE, 10 JUNE 2014

Frost & Sullivan's Global Community of Growth, Innovation and Leadership is holding a conference on 10 June, 2014 at the Tokyo American Club. Registration details are in Reference Section below: Read more...
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Japan -- a Venetian destiny?

In the Middle Ages, Venice was possibly the richest place on earth. But today, it is a mere museum, a shadow of its former self. Could the same Venetian destiny await Japan? Read more...
Statesmen’s Forum: HE Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan

Trade union concerns about Abenomics

Japan's trade unions have many concerns about Abenomics, as Nobuaki Koga, President of the Japanese trade union federation, RENGO, explained to us at OECD Forum 2014. Read more...
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Cool Japan: An enterprising new model?

Japan may be on the cusp of a fresh wave of “cool entrepreneurship” that could turn the country’s creative industries into a new source of growth. Read more...
Japan rebalances Asian investment away from China

Japan rebalances Asian investment away from China

Formerly the largest Asian recipient of Japanese FDI, China has fallen out of favour with Japan-based companies in the past year. Read more...
Feeling like a thousand yen

Corruption's many colors

Corruption, the abuse of entrusted power for private gain, has many colors, and most regrettably touches all of our countries, including Japan and the United States. Read more...
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Abenomics' false promise

Abenomics took Japan and the rest of the world by storm. But today Abenomics seems more like a mirage than a miracle cure. Read more...
Japanese companies decamp to Hong Kong

Japanese companies decamp to Hong Kong

A growing number of Japanese companies have been decamping to Hong Kong, East Asia's global city, according to InvestHK, Hong Kong's investment promotion agency. Read more...
Japan/US Alliance

Japan/US Alliance

Despite some undeniable challenges, US and Japanese relations are actually quite strong, argues Australia's Bree Wellington, who recently studied at Tokyo's Sophia University. Read more...
Look at these Faces to Turn Japanese

Is Japan Drifting Toward Isolation?

Is Japan Drifting Toward Isolation? asks Sven Saaler from Tokyo's Sophia University. Read more...
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Italy and Japan -- opposites attract!

Italy and Japan could (and should) learn a lot from each other, argues Santo Tripodi, an "Italo-Australian" student at Tokyo's Sophia University. Read more...
Lifting women out of poverty

Development: wisdom from experience

David Malone, Rector of the United Nations University, delivered fascinating insights on the challenges of development to a Tokyo audience organized by the English Speaking Union of Japan. Read more...
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Comparing Australia and Japan

On her first visit to Japan, to study at Tokyo's Sophia University, Australia's Bree Wellington has shared with us her comparison of Australian and Japanese ideology, politics and economics. Read more...
さよなら、総理大臣

Abenomics honeymoon -- for how long?

How long will the Abenomics honeymoon last? This was one of the questions we recently discussed with Chie Matsumoto, a journalist and activist from Tokyo. Read more...
Japan's false sense of community

Japan's false sense of community

Many Westerners have the impression that Japan has a great "sense of community" in contrast to the individualism of Western countries. But is this really valid? Read more...