2015年度
- March 11, 2016
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Are there limited options?
In late February, the G20 (a meeting of finance ministries and central bank governors of the 20 major countries and regions) was held in Shanghai. Since it was held in the wake of the turmoil in global financial markets since the beginning of the year, it was a very…
- February 12, 2016
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Considering the turbulent financial and stock markets
The Japanese and global markets have been experiencing unexpected upheaval since the beginning of the year. Even though it is the Year of the Monkey, which is said to be turbulent, I am stunned by the sheer turmoil.
- January 22, 2016
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"How should we view the Chinese economy?" - Rapid structural changes underway
The world market has been hit by a tremor since the New Year. Stock prices around the world have been greatly shaken, and crude oil prices have continued to plummet as if they had hit rock bottom. The epicenter is China.
- December 7, 2015
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"How should we view the Chinese economy?" - Is it in the process of transitioning to a medium growth path?
The Chinese economy maintained high growth of approximately 10% per year until 2010. Since the growth rate in 2011 was 9.3%, it can be said that high growth continued until 2011...
- November 9, 2015
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"How should we view the Chinese economy?" - Han Suyin and her 50-year history
This time I would like to start with a story about a woman named Han Su-in. Even though I say that, young people may not be familiar with her at all. I wrote about her in a newspaper column…
- September 29, 2015
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"How should we view the Chinese economy?"—My encounter with China
This August saw record-breaking heat waves not only in Japan but all over the world, but there was also a chilling event in the world of economics. Stock prices in the Shanghai Stock Exchange in China plummeted, and...
- August 28, 2015
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How should we position nuclear power generation? (continued)
In this June column, we covered the issue of nuclear power generation. How has the government's nuclear power generation policy changed since the devastating disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake?
- July 27, 2015
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Raising productivity in the Japanese economy and fiscal reform are inseparable
The other day, I read an editorial by Professor Dale Jorgenson of Harvard University in the Nikkei newspaper for the first time in a long while (July 21st, "Economics Classroom"). Jorgenson…
- June 22, 2015
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How should we position nuclear power generation?
The Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011 and the resulting devastating damage to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) have completely changed Japan's energy situation. Japan's electricity supply...
- May 25, 2015
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Is homemade deflation over?
Many economists seem to agree that the first stage of Abenomics is producing the desired results. However, there are doubts as to whether Japan has escaped from deflation.
- April 24, 2015
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Why France's birth rate has recovered
I have mentioned the issue of Japan's declining population in this column before, but this time I would like to talk about the decline in the total fertility rate (the number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime) in 2007...