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Japan, Northeast Asia

Japan finds itself trapped in its own bond market

by William Pesek October 3, 2019February 18, 2020

Pedestrians pass a TV screen showing a news program noting Carlos Ghosn's first day in court in Tokyo on January 8, 2019. The former Nissan boss said he had been 'wrongly accused and unfairly detained'. Photo: Behrouz Mehri / AFP

Japan, Northeast Asia

Nissan nightmare shows why Abenomics lost traction

by William Pesek September 14, 2019February 18, 2020

China, Japan, Northeast Asia

Abe’s African pitch short on muscle, creativity

by William Pesek September 11, 2019February 18, 2020

Japan, Northeast Asia, United States, World

Yuan’s slump will lift yen and hit exports

by William Pesek August 6, 2019February 18, 2020

Japan, Northeast Asia

Why Japan’s $200 billion man is not investing at home

by William Pesek July 30, 2019February 18, 2020

Japan, Northeast Asia

Three big tasks for Abe: Women, trade, military

by William Pesek July 24, 2019February 18, 2020

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks during an interview at BOJ head office in Tokyo. Photo: AFP/ Yomiuri Shimbun

Japan, Northeast Asia

Time for Bank of Japan to get aggressive

by William Pesek June 18, 2019February 18, 2020

Japan, Northeast Asia

Economic woes dampen Japan’s new era party

by William Pesek April 1, 2019February 18, 2020

Japan's Shinzo Abe wants to hold his own talks with North Korea's Kim Jong Un. Photo: AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi

Japan, Northeast Asia

Japan’s debt passes 250% of GDP

by William Pesek March 18, 2019February 18, 2020

Japan, Northeast Asia

Japan’s pension ‘whale’ harpooned by Abenomics

by William Pesek February 2, 2019February 18, 2020

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan

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Japan’s economy faces stronger headwinds in 2019

by William Pesek December 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters

China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Revised data shows Japanese economy hit hard by trade woes

by William Pesek December 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Shinzo Abe could face a rocky third term as the economy contracts. Photo: AFP / KiyoshiOta

Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Abe and Japan Inc facing stormy seas

by William Pesek November 28, 2018February 18, 2020

The famous Senso-ji Buddhist temple in the Asakusa historic district of Tokyo is a hot tourism spot. But then these are heady times for tourism. In 2017, a record 28.7 million people visited Japan. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Abe’s Japan tries a decidedly foreign concept

by William Pesek November 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Representatives of members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal in March. Photo: Reuters / Ivan Alvarado

AT Finance, Australia, Brunei, China, European Union, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Cost-benefit analysis of Japan’s decision to join CPTPP

by Joon Young Kwon October 21, 2018

Suruga Bank President Akihiro Yoneyama (R) bows at a press conference in apology for the bank's loan misconduct in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on May 15, 2018. Photo: AFP/The Yomiuri Shimbun

Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Bank scandal shows the BOJ is in trouble

by William Pesek September 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Three strikes and you're out. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's courtship of Donald Trump appears to be unraveling. Photo: Reuters / Thomas Peter

Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Abe has 3 tools at his disposal for rebooting economy

by Ted Gover September 8, 2018September 8, 2018

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, center, holds a morale-boosting rally after a speech announcing his candidacy for the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election in Kagoshima Prefecture on August 26, 2018. The LDP election to decide the next PM will be held on Sept 20. Photo: AFP/ The Yomiuri Shimbu

Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Is third term a charm for Japan’s Abe?

by William Pesek August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

All eyes will be on Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda next week. Photo: AFP

China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Bank of Japan likely to keep stimulus tap in ‘on’ position

by William Pesek July 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be happy with the revised economic data. Photo: AFP/ Geoff Robins

China, European Union, Germany, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Japan-EU trade deal not gold standard, but still worth billions

by William Pesek July 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, left, PM Shinzo Abe, right, and Finance Minister Taro Aso attend a budget meet in Tokyo in February. Photo: Reuters / Toru Hanai

China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Bank of Japan embarrasses itself blaming Amazon for its woes

by William Pesek June 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Italy's economy, like its Leaning Tower, needs some adjustments. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, China, European Union, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

The Eurozone’s Japan moment

by William Pesek June 1, 2018February 18, 2020

SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son delivers a speech in Tokyo on July 21, 2016. Photo: AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi

AT Finance, European Union, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

As Japan’s economy shrinks, Softbank seeks to expand

by Willam Pesek May 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been reaching out to Israel. Photo: AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, World

Abe going the full Trump on media

by William Pesek May 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was one of the first world leaders to meet US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

Trump’s mistreatment of Japan could backfire

by Tenzin Topden April 26, 2018

All eyes will be on Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda next week. Photo: AFP

Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Might a post-Abe Bank of Japan go rogue?

by William Pesek April 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Haruhiko Kuroda at a news conference in the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo. Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Strong yen punctures Japan Inc’s plans for a big year

by William Pesek April 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and Finance Minister Taro Aso attend at an upper house session in parliament in Tokyo on March 19. Photo: Reuters/Issei Kato

China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Abe’s political survival could be bad for Japan’s economy

by William Pesek March 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been bypassed by recent developments on the Korean peninsula, but appears eager to play a role in talks with North Korea in coming weeks. Photo: Reuters/ Kim Kyung-Hoon

Japan, Northeast Asia

Yen rally exacerbates Japan’s ‘Toyota problem’

by William Pesek March 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese women celebrate victory in a rugby event in Hong Kong. 'Qualified but unrecognized' may sum up the status of women in politics and business in their paternalistic society. Photo: HK Rugby Union

Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, United Kingdom, World

Japan’s ‘Me Too’ moment: It’s the economy, stupid

by William Pesek March 4, 2018February 18, 2020

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