Archive - Japan Economy Watch

June 2025

Opposition Fumbles Politics Of Consumer Tax Cuts

Ishiba Cries Wolf (i.e., Greece) on Government Debt

Jun 30

Exports, Globalization, and The Road to Recovery:

Dialogue between Richard Katz and Noah Smith, Part 3

Jun 23

China’s BYD Aiming to Seize Toyota’s Crown Via BEVs

Smugness is Achilles' Heel of Japanese Automakers

Jun 16

Road to Recovery: Creative Destruction Vs. “Greenfield” Foreign Direct Investment

Dialogue with Noah Smith, Part 2

Jun 9

Dialogue With Economist Noah Smith, Part 1

Changes In the Last Three Decades; Culture in Economic Performance

Jun 2

May 2025

Japan Still 196th In Inward FDI

Tokyo Inflates the Numbers

May 27

"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…

May 20

I’m Cited in Japan Times: Japan Should Unite With Others To Resist Trump Trade War

Tokyo placing too much confidence in financial markets

May 16

Parties Debate Cut in Consumption Tax Ahead of Election

Rollback of Corporate Tax Cuts Can Finance Consumer Tax Cut

May 14

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