Japan's job transfer system built on male solidarity needs changing: scholar

KYOTO -- As spring brings new encounters and farewells, it also marks the season of job transfers for company workers in ...
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Iran war puts pressure on Japan’s economy. Takaichi is in a bind.

About the author: Desmond Lachman is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He was a deputy director in the International Monetary Fund’s Policy Development and Review Department and ...
The New York Times

Japan Will Spend $6.3 Billion to Shield Its Economy From Trump’s Tariffs

Lawmakers approved a plan to help companies and consumers as officials bargain in Washington for relief from debilitating auto levies. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Osaka, Japan ...
Forbes

Japan’s ‘Womenomics’ Push Ages Terribly As Economy Struggles

Pedestrians cross a road in Tokyo, Japan. Sometimes, it’s the pressing election issues that no one is talking about that matter most. Especially when the omission is by design — like the role of women ...
The New York Times

Trump Tariffs Push Japan’s Economy Into Contraction

The Japanese economy shrank 1.8 percent from the same quarter last year as U.S. tariffs dampened automobile exports and prompted a bleak outlook for growth. By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo ...
The Diplomat

Takaichi’s Ambitious Economic and Security Agenda for Japan

Japan’s new prime minister, Takaichi Sanae, outlined an ambitious vision for Japan’s economy and security in her first policy speech at the Diet on October 24, pledging to confront soaring living ...