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GOVERNMENT DEBT

BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 18, 2015
Japan¡¯s holdings of treasuries dip to lowest level since 2013
Japan¡¯s holdings of U.S. Treasuries dipped below $1.2 trillion for the first time since 2013 even as purchases of the government debt accelerated among foreigners as a whole.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 29, 2015
Reflation foes warn Kuroda, ¡®Abenomics¡¯ heading nation toward debt meltdown
Two years after unleashing record monetary stimulus, Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda and his allies are confronting increasingly vocal opposition from the opponents of reflation who once dominated the policy debate.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 17, 2015
Japan¡¯s accounting problem
Japan¡¯s ¡®lost decades¡¯ were not quite as disastrous as commonly assumed.
EDITORIALS
Mar 3, 2015
The government¡¯s fiscal road map
The Abe administration¡¯s forthcoming fiscal rehabilitation plan may give clues as to whether it is serious about getting the government¡¯s fiscal house in order.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 25, 2014
How Japan¡¯s economy put itself out to pasture
Simply put, Japan is a bankrupt nation, even as gross domestic product outgrows that of the U.S. economy on a per capita basis.
EDITORIALS
Dec 5, 2014
The elephant in the room
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe¡¯s decision to postpone the second phase of the consumption tax hike may be popular with much of the electorate, but it would be unfortunate if the decision diverts people¡¯s attention from the nation¡¯s real fiscal plight.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 25, 2014
Abe consumption tax backfiring with more debt, not less
What started as a plan to reduce the national debt is turning into a reason to issue more bonds.
COMMENTARY / World
May 6, 2013
Austerity era appears over (for now)
Something remarkable has happened in the last few weeks. It looks like world financial leaders are focusing on too few jobs instead of the risks from government debt.
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Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
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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.
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.
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
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Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
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