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No end in sight for Japan’s economic stagnation

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JAPAN

Lower household consumption, residential investment and companies’ capital investment all contributed to the 2.9% (annualised) contraction. Although inflation is decelerating…

Low savings limit Japanese spending and GDP growth

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JAPAN

The economy slowed sharply in the second half of 2023. Consumption is lower than a decade ago, as a consequence of population ageing and insufficient savings, which reflects a…

Japan’s prime minister will face multiple obstacles

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JAPAN

Kishida outlined an economic stimulus package promising growth and the strengthening of supply capabilities, as well as the promotion of large-scale investment in semiconductors…

Japan will become more internationally competitive

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JAPAN

In the 1980s, the country's high-cost and high-price economy was much discussed. Decades later, Japan looks like a comparatively low-cost, low-price and low-income developed…