Japan

  • Mar 19
  • 7 min read

Abductions will impede Tokyo-Pyongyang ties

Remarks by the North Korean and Japanese leaderships have alluded to potential bilateral engagement

North Korea
  • Mar 19
  • 2 min read

Japan’s rate rises, and initial impacts, will be small

The Bank of Japan raised its main interest rate slightly for the first time since 2007

Japan
  • Mar 12
  • 7 min read

Low savings limit Japanese spending and GDP growth

Fourth-quarter GDP has been revised from a 0.4% annualised contraction to a modest gain on surging business spending

Japan
  • Mar 8
  • 7 min read

US allies will worry about Trump's Asia policies

Donald Trump is likely to increase his use of anti-China rhetoric on the campaign trail this year, as he did in 2016

United States
  • Feb 15
  • 2 min read

Productivity and yen stabilisation are key for Japan

GDP contracted for two quarters in the second half of 2023, leaving Japan in technical recession

Japan
  • Feb 13
  • 2 min read

Tokyo-Pyongyang engagement will remain fragile

Japan’s prime minister is reportedly stepping up efforts to meet North Korea’s leader

Japan
  • Feb 8
  • 6 min read

Foreign workers will ease Japan’s labour shortage

Despite wide anecdotal evidence of labour shortages, nominal wages have risen little and real wages have fallen

Japan
  • Feb 5
  • 2 min read

Japan cyber breach strains its Five Eyes goals

A Chinese cyberespionage campaign breached Japan's foreign ministry in 2020

Japan