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Mohamed A. El-Erian
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2023
JPMorgan, First Republic and the curse of the second best
The solution to regional banks¡¯ problems such as the JPMorgan-First Republic deal raises more questions and concerns about the U.S. financial system.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Beyond COVID-19
Dec 31, 2020
Potential for a big bounce-back in 2021?
Engineering a big economic rebound in 2021, and maintaining strong and sustainable growth thereafter, will require much more than a COVID-19 vaccine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2020
U.S. must do better on its second COVID-19 test
The nation needs to incorporate lessons from its first ¡°natural experiment¡± about policy relief, social distancing, testing and contact tracing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2020
China tests global diplomacy and economy
The country risks nations¡¯ pushback as it moves ahead with its ambitions under the cover of COVID-19.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2020
The Fed¡¯s barrage faces some obstacles to success
The U.S. central bank¡¯s intervention carries the risk of backfiring.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 3, 2018
G20 gives markets a short-term win
China and the U.S. agree to freeze tariffs for three months, but that¡¯s about it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2017
The 2018 outlook for major central banks
The biggest risk to asset prices and the global economy would be if the most powerful institutions reduce their monetary stimulus at the same time.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2017
Tech and regulators can find common ground
Big shocks to the landscape, including the operating context for both incumbents and disrupters, require adaptations that can be — and often are — inherently complex.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2017
What a London cabbie learned from Uber
Uber has delivered a much-needed wake-up call to London¡¯s taxi industry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2017
How Turkey¡¯s vote could be a prelude to a French election surprise
Insights from Turkey¡¯s referendum add to the possibility of a victory by one of France¡¯s unconventional presidential candidates.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 17, 2016
Five lessons from Japan¡¯s negative-rate experiment
Japan¡¯s experiment with negative interest rates suggests the need for even greater qualifications to the already cautious assessments of unconventional monetary policies.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2015
John Nash¡¯s game theory and Greece
Applying Nash¡¯s game theory to the Greek crisis shows that the best we can realistically expect is yet another attempt to postpone painful decisions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2015
Greece¡¯s worst option would be IMF default
The uncertainty over this week¡¯s payment to the IMF is just the latest episode of a multiyear tragedy for Greece and its creditors as they try to navigate a situation that has been managed too timidly for too long.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2015
Economic transformation creeping into Egypt
With bad news generating many of the headlines from the Middle East, it has been easy to miss the ongoing transformation of the Egyptian economy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
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.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
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.

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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