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Ferdinando Giugliano
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 13, 2021
History tells us to worry about inflation
One cannot assume that the near future will be like the recent past. The post-pandemic world will offer a first test of whether low inflation is here to stay.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2020
The potential for a policy failure on vaccines is huge
Leaders must make decisions about who will get a coronavirus shot first and provide adequate explanations to those denied the vaccine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2020
No, we shouldn¡¯t report partying neighbors to the pandemic police
The pandemic has prompted European citizens to accept changes in social behavior that would have seemed impossible only a year ago. People have stopped shaking hands, started wearing masks and learned to talk at some distance. They have adhered to government rules keeping them at home and closing down...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2020
Iceland has very good news about coronavirus immunity
The emergence of a handful of people reinfected by SARS-Cov-2 ¡ª including individuals in Hong Kong, Italy and the U.S. ¡ª has sparked panic over the future course of the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2020
¡®Smart?lockdowns¡¯ are the future in Europe
EU countries are experimenting with new ways of dealing with COVID-19. Germany, Portugal and Italy have all enforced selective or ¡°smart¡± lockdowns, shutting down smaller regions in response to new outbreaks as opposed to bringing their entire countries to a halt.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2020
The pandemic is exposing the limits of science
The financial crisis tarnished the field of economics; will COVID-19 do the same for medicine?
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2020
Lagarde can¡¯t solve the COVID-19 crisis
Managing the COVID-19 crisis goes way beyond the powers of central banks.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2020
Spain¡¯s tragedy was all too predictable
The prime minister dithered before imposing lockdown measures that could have saved thousands of lives.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 10, 2020
Italy¡¯s lockdown tests the limits of democracy
Restrictions on 17 million people are the most draconian in the West, but they¡¯re far less strict than China¡¯s. The onus is on citizens to comply.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2019
How the wealthiest 1% can be good for everybody
Before you bash the rich, try busting the trusts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 16, 2018
How central banks should and shouldn¡¯t tackle global warming
Monitoring the impact of climate change is sensible, but tipping the scales is dangerous.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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