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June 2025

Opposition Fumbles Politics Of Consumer Tax Cuts
Ishiba Cries Wolf (i.e., Greece) on Government Debt
Exports, Globalization, and The Road to Recovery:
Dialogue between Richard Katz and Noah Smith, Part 3
China’s BYD Aiming to Seize Toyota’s Crown Via BEVs
Smugness is Achilles' Heel of Japanese Automakers
4
Road to Recovery: Creative Destruction Vs. “Greenfield” Foreign Direct Investment
Dialogue with Noah Smith, Part 2
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Dialogue With Economist Noah Smith, Part 1
Changes In the Last Three Decades; Culture in Economic Performance
2

May 2025

Japan Still 196th In Inward FDI
Tokyo Inflates the Numbers
1
"A tour de force..." Nikkei Recommends My Book
“This is a tour de force” is how the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) began its review of the Japanese translation of my book, The Contest for Japan’s…
1
I’m Cited in Japan Times: Japan Should Unite With Others To Resist Trump Trade War
Tokyo placing too much confidence in financial markets
Parties Debate Cut in Consumption Tax Ahead of Election
Rollback of Corporate Tax Cuts Can Finance Consumer Tax Cut
3
Yomiuri Shimbun Review of My Book
I’m honored that the Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan’s largest daily newspaper, made the Japanese translation of my book, The Contest for Japan’s Economic…
3
Tokyo: No Trade Pact Unless Trump Relents
Immediate Future: High Tariffs and Threat of Renewed Financial Market Frenzy
3
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