Tokyo Review
Economy
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9.8KTowards a Beautiful Country: Japan’s Cosmetics Exports
Cosmetics have become one of Japan's hottest exports - and their success suggests a way for the country to move beyond the...
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4.6KWhat the U.S. Midterms Mean for Japan
The short answer to the question of what the U.S. midterm elections mean for Japan is “very little.” This might seem surprising...
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36.1KLessons from Railway Privatization in Japan
Rail privatization is controversial elsewhere, but many of Japan's privatized JR operators are profitable and efficient. What did they do differently?
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28.8KJapan by the Numbers: Productivity and Overwork
Feeble new legislation will do little to solve Japan's chronic overwork problem - a change in attitudes and a focus on productivity...
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13.5KJapan by the Numbers: Permanent Employment
The start of April is the beginning of the new academic year in Japan, and also a key milestone for businesses and...
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5.1KCan Japan Get the U.S. to Care about the Liberal Order Again?
Donald Trump’s announcement of tariffs on steel and aluminum tariffs last week shouldn’t have been as much of a surprise as it...
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4.7KWhy the U.S. Will Stay on TPP’s Sidelines
On January 23, the remaining members of the Trans Pacific Partnership formally agreed to move forward on the agreement without the United...
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4.9KWhy TPP11 Could Be an Inflection Point
Though Donald Trump may have announced U.S. withdrawal from the massive trade agreement known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the remaining eleven...
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17.2KBullet Train Diplomacy
Prime Minister Abe’s visit to India last week underlined an important economic development for Japan – the enormous interest in replicating the country’s...
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9.3KJapan by the Numbers: Old People
As Japan prepares to mark Respect for the Aged Day, the challenges posed by the nation's enormous population of over-65s have never...
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4.9KChaos Reigns in U.S. Trade Policy
Japan and other U.S. partners are scrambling to understand Donald Trump's trade policy - but many signs point to it simply being...
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12.9KWhat Now for Japan after TPP?
In recent years, the ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), more an international investor’s rights agreement than a trade liberalization agreement, based...