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History casts doubt on bold Japan economic reform

Mar. 30, 2013 - 06:00AM JST ( 4 )

If past is precedent, optimists hoping Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will defy vested interests to take bold action to open the country to more competition as a way to spur growth could well be in for disappointment. Japan's list of reports urging reforms date back… Read

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Abe looks to prove he has the right stuff this time

Opinions Feb. 21, 2013 - 07:00AM JST ( 4 Comments )

Five years after staring into a political and personal abyss, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is out to prove that the man who threw in the towel after barely a year in office has what it… Read

Glimmer of reform hope among clouds of skepticism

Opinions Jan. 14, 2013 - 05:52AM JST ( 1 Comment )

Doubting politicians' commitment to economic reform is a tough habit for Japan experts to kick, so the air of cautious optimism around the appointments of dynamic CEOs to advise on boosting industrial competitiveness comes as… Read

Japan needs women power to galvanize economy

Opinions Jan. 10, 2013 - 06:30AM JST ( 27 Comments )

Japan must put more women in key posts to boost its economy and to prove its ruling party has changed its hidebound ways, the party's top spokeswoman said on Tuesday, just days after two female… Read

Nationalist strains echo on campaign trail

Opinions Dec. 04, 2012 - 06:00AM JST ( 4 Comments )

Be careful what you wish for. U.S. officials have long urged Japan to loosen limits on its military, bear more of the burden of its own defense and play a more prominent global role. Now,… Read

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History casts doubt on bold Japan economic reform

Abe looks to prove he has the right stuff this time

Glimmer of reform hope among clouds of skepticism

Japan needs women power to galvanize economy

Nationalist strains echo on campaign trail

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