Japan
Real Exports in June Down 2% From Last Year
written by Richard Katz on July 24, 2014
Plurality of Voters Disapprove of Abenomics; Exports down in June 2% from Last Year
Abe's Approval Down Another Notch, Disapproval at Record 40%
written by Richard Katz on July 23, 2014
Abe’s Approval Ratings Fell Another Big Notch in a Late July Sankei Poll
Another Setback for TPP, Republicans Say No TPP Without TPA First
written by Richard Katz on July 18, 2014
Republicans Say Won't Vote for TPP Without TPA First; That Means No Pact This Year
Shiga Governor Election Loss A Setback for Abe
written by Richard Katz on July 14, 2014
LDP Loses Governor Election in Shiga Prefecture Due to Backlash Over Collective Self-Defense
Abe Lures Back Foreign Stock Investors
written by Richard Katz on July 03, 2014
Foreign Investors Return to Japan in June, But on Much Smaller Scale than in 2013
Post-Tax Hike Consumer Spending Tracking 1997 Path
written by Richard Katz on July 01, 2014
April-May Post-Tax Hike Spending Tracks Fairly Closely the Pattern in 1997
Nikkei Index Loses Third of Its Initial Gains Under Abe
written by Richard Katz on May 11, 2014
Foreign Investors Losing Faith in Abenomics
Expecting Contraction in April-June; Test is July-September
written by Richard Katz on May 16, 2014
1st Quarter GDP: Jump in Pre-Tax Hike Spending
Is Electricity Shortfall Deindustrializing Japan?
written by Richard Katz on April 26, 2014
Exports Still Down; MFG. Capacity Shrinking
