Archive - Japan Economy Watch

Update: LDP Concedes to DPFP On Raising Tax-Free Income Bracket

How Much Still To Be Decided

Nov 20

Contrarian Musings: Could LDP Defeat Improve Prospects for Reform?

The DPFP-LDP Negotiations on Tax Relief For Households

Nov 18

How Trump's Victory Will Impact Japan

Trade Policies and Inflation Will Hit Japan Hard

Nov 10

Japanese Companies Losing Their Ability To Exploit New Technology, Part 2

Dearth of PhDs At Companies, Shutdown of Industrial Labs

Nov 1

October 2024

September 2024

The BOJ, the Fed, and The Future Of The Yen

Yen May Not Recover As Much As Some Expect

Sep 30

Arbitrators Hand Victory to Nippon Steel

USW Still Refuses to Return to Bargaining Table; Hopes Biden Will Block Merger

Sep 27

BOJ’s Next Rate Hike Likely Delayed To Early 2025

Nippon Steel Merger Gets Reprieve And, Reportedly, Big Legal Victory

Sep 23

Company Ability to Use Technology Deteriorating, Part I

50 Top Japanese Companies Match World’s Best; Rest Lag Far Behind

Sep 12

August 2024

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