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Takatoshi Ito

Takatoshi Ito

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Whither the G20?

TOKYO – Following the latest G20 summit, held in New Delhi earlier this month, there is no longer any doubt about India’s central position in...

21.09.2023 40

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Takatoshi Ito

Is Japan-style Deflation Coming to China?

TOKYO – Recent economic news from China has triggered the same helpless, sinking feeling that gripped me when Japan’s property bubble collapsed in...

23.08.2023 40

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How Should Japan Respond to Inflation?

TOKYO – In the fall of 2021, monetary economists in the United States were sharply divided between those who believed that high inflation would be...

25.07.2023 40

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The Will, but Not the Way, to Increase Japan’s Defense Budget

TOKYO – Following Japan’s defeat in World War II, the United States took pains to ensure that Japanese militarism could never again pose a threat...

30.06.2023 20

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What Did the Hiroshima G7 Summit Accomplish?

TOKYO – Geopolitics dominated the just-concluded G7 summit in Hiroshima, where the most prominent participant was not a G7 leader, but Ukrainian...

23.05.2023 20

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The Bank of Japan’s Remarkable Decade

TOKYO – On April 8, Haruhiko Kuroda stepped down after a decade as governor of the Bank of Japan – the longest governorship in the BOJ’s...

21.04.2023 20

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An Insolvency Iceberg?

TOKYO – The sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on March 10 was met by an equally swift response from US regulators, who announced plans to make...

28.03.2023 90

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The UN Must Not Be Powerless

TOKYO – The first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a good opportunity to reflect on the war’s global implications. In...

28.02.2023 20

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Takatoshi Ito

Japan’s Fiscal Dilemma

31.01.2023 20

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Is the Bank of Japan Holstering Its Bazooka?

27.12.2022 40

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