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Household consumption fuelled half of the rise as government grants to families supported purchases and jobs. The usual comparison with year-earlier figures is blurred because the…
China, Japan and South Korea are no exceptions, but their inflation rates and policies differ from those in North America and Europe. How they address the challenge and how far…
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has made support for children and parents a priority, in an attempt to raise fertility and avert what is widely regarded as a demographic crisis…
It has also been trading at year-long lows against the euro, pound and other major currencies. Japan's leaders used to assume that a weaker currency was good for the country…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268499
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Jokowi first expressed determination to shift the seat of government from Jakarta in April 2019, shortly after the election in which he secured a second and final five-year term…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268074
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The Abe government's economic policies.
She lost a party leadership contest to Fumio Kishida last September, but at the age of 61 she has time to try again. She had the support of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but…
A profile of the Nippon Kaigi.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB220552
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This is the first succession since Emperor Hirohito died in 1989. Emperors in post-War Japan wield no political power, but feature prominently in domestic politics and are active…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243490
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In its wake, the cabinet under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a record JPY55.7tn (USD490bn) economic relief package, billed as a step toward a 'live with corona' world in…