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STIMULUS

JAPAN
Nov 16, 2021
New normal takes shape as Japan announces ¡®vaccine-test package¡¯
Those showing proof of vaccination or a negative test result would be able to enter eating and drinking establishments as normal, even under a state of emergency.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2021
Biden¡¯s stimulus trade-offs
While Lawrence Summers may be overstating the inflation threat, a careful review of Joe Biden¡¯s stimulus plan along the lines he proposes is probably a good idea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2020
Are the Keynesians back?
The current rescue through cascades of public spending may look like Keynesianism, but in fact it is little more than practical common sense in an utterly changed social and economic order.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 3, 2019
Stimulus can fix a lot of policy errors
Â鶹´«Ã½ misguided consumption tax hike makes a big fiscal package inevitiable.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 17, 2019
Economists expect Bank of Japan will expand stimulus sometime soon, but not this week
A majority of economists now see the Bank of Japan expanding its stimulus as its next move, with a strengthening of the yen from Federal Reserve rate cuts seen as a key factor for triggering action, according to a Bloomberg survey.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 18, 2016
Ex-BOJ exec urges focusing stimulus efforts on wages not bonds
The Bank of Japan should stop its record bond purchases because the policy has failed to spur consumer prices and instead focus with the government on a wage target, according to a former central banker.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2016
Kuroda leads BOJ to a policy crossroads
After more than three years of pumping out cheap money that has failed to secure its inflation target, the Bank of Japan has signaled a rethink.
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2015
Proposed food-and-drink partial tax refunds may bring little benefit, economists say
Proposed tax refunds on food and drink following a hike in consumption tax next year will have only limited benefit for the economy, some analysts have warned. By one estimate, the refunds will boost gross domestic product growth by a mere 0.03 percentage point.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 9, 2015
Post-Labor Day Wall St. rockets jumps 2% amid China stimulus hopes
U.S. stocks rallied more than 2 percent in the late afternoon on Tuesday, bouncing after losses last week and as hopes increased for more stimulus measures from the Chinese government.
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2015
Kuroda stimulus debate heats up as Toyota veteran set for board seat
The nomination of the Bank of Â鶹´«Ã½ newest board member is prompting investor speculation Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda will find it easier to expand monetary stimulus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Feb 18, 2015
Bonds¡¯ forward yield surging as market assesses risk of BOJ ending stimulus
The bond market is starting to price in the risk that the Bank of Japan will end its stimulus policies before the government has fixed the nation¡¯s finances.
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2014
Homebuyers in Japan seen at risk amid floating-rate loan rush
Japanese homebuyers are piling into floating-rate mortgages, stirring debate over whether they are too complacent as Bank of Japan stimulus revives inflation.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 10, 2014
Fed advances discussion on strategy to exit from loose policy: FOMC minutes
The Federal Reserve has begun detailing how it plans to ease the U.S. economy out of an era of loose monetary policy, appearing near agreement on a three-pronged strategy to manage interest rates in the future, according to minutes of the last Fed policy meeting.
EDITORIALS
Dec 13, 2013
Abe¡¯s stimulus only a short-term fix
The Abe administration¡¯s latest stimulus package has the central government spending more than it is due to receive in revenue from the fiscal 2014 tax hike, showing that the Japanese economy has yet to enter a self-sustaining cycle built on private-sector demand and investment.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Authorities urge continued caution after heavy rain in Chiba leaves eight dead
A local resident walks past a 7-Eleven convenience store in a flooded area after heavy rain in the city of Oamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, on Friday.
Takaichi drops ¡®remorse¡¯ in her first war memorial address
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks onstage during a memorial service ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Saturday.
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China?
People march as they protest against Pax Silica, a U.S.-led initiative, in Manila on Thursday.
Â鶹´«Ã½ inflation paradox is creating winners and losers
Chieko Sugai at her home in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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