Tokyo Review
Economy
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5.6KChaos 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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14.4KWhat 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...
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11.5KJapan by the Numbers: Too Many Holidays?
Today, Japan celebrates the country’s lofty peaks with a day of rest. Yup, August 11 is Mountain Day in Japan, the country’s...
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7.3KThe “Person Inside:” Corporate Twitter in Japan
When embattled electronics maker Sharp Corporation opened university recruiting for 2018 earlier this year, its official Twitter account called the company’s recruiting...
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5.4KJapan by the Numbers: Tunnel Universities
Though Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration has eschewed immigration as a solution for Japan’s labor shortage, foreign student workers are increasingly helping to...
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7.0KJapan by the Numbers: ¥284 Billion
That’s the total amount of donations to Japan’s “hometown tax” system in the fiscal year ended in March, and the highest since...
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16.2KWhere Did Japan’s Imported Rice Go?
Ask any native Japanese person, and they will insist without hesitation that Japanese rice is unparalleled. It’s uncompromised in quality, and other...
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What Do Security Guards Say About Japan’s Economy?
One of the first thing visitors to Tokyo notice is the number of security guards at construction sites and shopping areas waving...
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