The Coming War on Inequality
A war on economic inequality will be a central feature of the politics of the next decade.
A war on economic inequality will be a central feature of the politics of the next decade.
The achievements of Abenomics may not be all that they seem, especially in the continuing absence of a growth in productivity.
Joe Walsh of the Eagles explains that major music groups have been avoiding Japan in recent years because suitable venues are no longer available.
The Shingetsu News Agency profiles Tokyo Cheapo, a rising start-up in Japan’s travel and media world, for a video report.
The Abe administration is now warming to the notion of moving forward with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact with the eleven nations other than the United States.
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has a stark message for those who fear that Trump administration policies could lead to a global trade war: He says that the war is already on and now the United States is prepared to join it in earnest.
Explainer for Denryoku Soren, the Federation of Electric Power Related Industry Worker’s Unions
Steven Clemons lays out his view of why the Trans-Pacific Partnership failed and Donald Trump’s expected trade policies
Former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi explains why he radically changed his views on nuclear power.
The declining workforce is already having an economic and social impact across Japan, and one industry which is already facing major changes is that of convenience stores, which depend on the existence of a pool of cheap labor in order to thrive. The largest chains such as Seven & i Holdings, Lawson, and FamilyMart are on the front lines.