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Korea Has Surpassed Japan in Per Capita GDP
And Its Lead Is Growing
Jan 29, 2022
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Korea Has Surpassed Japan in Per Capita GDP
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My Financial Times Oped On The Yen
Japan’s currency is so weak because exporters have lost their competitiveness
Jul 13, 2023
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China On Track To Pass Japan in Auto Exports
EVs Help China Do To Japan What Japan Did To The US In The 1970s
Apr 25, 2023
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China On Track To Pass Japan in Auto Exports
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Did Wages Really Rise The Fastest In 28 Years?
You Need To Look At Wages Per Hour, Not Per Month
Jul 9, 2023
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Did Wages Really Rise The Fastest In 28 Years?
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Inflation: Japan Stands Alone, Part I
The BOJ’s Dilemma on Interest Rates and the Yen
Sep 6, 2022
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Will Kuroda Blink This Week?
BOJ Has Spent 5% of GDP In Flailing Effort To Block Interest Rate Rise
Jan 14, 2023
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Will Kuroda Blink This Week?
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Why Kishida Retreated From “New Form of Capitalism”
Can It Be Resurrected In “Five-Year Plan” Promised for December?
Jun 11, 2022
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Why Kishida Retreated From “New Form of Capitalism”
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¥144 Is Weakest Since Last November
Yen Follows Rate Gap As Markets Now Take BOJ and US Fed At Their Word
Jun 23, 2023
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¥144 Is Weakest Since Last November
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Kishida May Raise Corporate Taxes, Part I
Tokyo Is Thinking the Unthinkable
Oct 30, 2022
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Mr. Kishida: To Get 30% Female Executives, Enforce the Law
Kishida Issues 30% Goal But No Accompanying Practical Measures
May 1, 2023
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Mr. Kishida: To Get 30% Female Executives, Enforce the Law
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What Kishida Should Have Done On Wages, Taxes
An Agenda For The Distribution Side of The Growth-Distribution Virtuous Cycle
Jun 15, 2022
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What Kishida Should Have Done On Wages, Taxes
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Wage Hikes in April Fail Their First Test
Only 1% Vs. Predicted 2%; Not Enough for BOJ To Hike Interest Rates
Jun 7, 2023
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Wage Hikes in April Fail Their First Test
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