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Japan Caught In the Crossfire Of Trump's Trade War Against China
Japan's Exports to China and the Rest of Asia Hinge on Chinese Exports to the US
Jan 12
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IMF: Japan Could Double Growth by Curing Rigidity in Labor and Capital Markets
Takaichi Misses 21st Century Industrial Policy, Part II
Jan 5
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Takaichi’s Trump-Like War On Solar Will Kneecap The Economy
Moving Japan to High-Cost Electricity
Dec 22, 2025
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Japan’s Minimum Wage Miracle
Oct 14, 2024
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Korea Has Surpassed Japan in Per Capita GDP
Jan 29, 2022
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Ishiba “Gives Away The Store” to Trump
Sep 7, 2025
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How Trump's Victory Will Impact Japan
Nov 10, 2024
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Yen Going to ¥170/$?
Jul 3, 2024
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The Houthis, A Disappointing Wage Report, and the Tumbling Yen
Jan 17, 2024
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Don’t Heed Panic-Mongers On Japanese Interest Rates Or Yen
As Takaichi Opens Fiscal Faucets, JGB Rates Move Up And Yen Ratchets Down
Dec 15, 2025
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Takaichi Wasting Billions On Illusory Technological Magic Bullets, Part I
A 21st Century Industrial Policy: Diffusing Technology from Leading Companies to Laggards
Dec 5, 2025
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MOF Currency Intervention To Support Yen Would Fail
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Nov 19, 2025
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Stagflation Creates Policy Dilemmas, Conflict Between Takaichi and BOJ
Rising Prices, Flat GDP and Consumer Spending, Falling Real Wages
Nov 12, 2025
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Tokyo, Seoul and DC Disagree On What $800 Billion Investment Pacts Say
Japan's Hopes Trump Will Accept List of $400 Billion In Private Projects
Nov 4, 2025
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The “Mussolini Corporatism” Behind Trump’s Demand For $800 Billion From Japan and Korea
Trump Wants Cash To Buy Shares in Key US Companies and Dictate To Them
Oct 27, 2025
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