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Japan Economy News and Blog. A Japan economy blog written and edited by Ken Worsley, a longtime resident of Tokyo and senior partner at a Tokyo-based firm specializing in strategic consulting, market entry, marketing, and multilingual web-based solutions for a wide variety of clients in Japan.
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Draft of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

Sep 29, 2008
For those eagerly awaiting an exciting read, here’s the most recent draft of the “Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.”

Japan's markets spared from Monday trading

Sep 15, 2008
Japan’s markets are closed for the national holiday, and Steven Towns explains why that’s a good thing over at Seeking Alpha. Still, Tuesday might not be much better.

August bankruptcies up 4.2%, construction and real estate hit hard again

Sep 8, 2008
According to Tokyo Shoko Research, the number of bankruptcies in Japan increased 4.2% in August against last year, to 1,203. The total value of debts left behind, however, fell 0.2% to about 867.98 billion yen.

Japan household spending down 0.5% in July; durables up, services down

Sep 2, 2008
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan’s average household spending fell by 0.5% in July. Once again, the drop was smaller than had been generally forecasted. However, it does represent the fifth consecutive...

Japan household spending down 1.8% in June; Spending on durables in negative territory

Jul 31, 2008
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan’s household spending fell by 1.8% in June. Although the drop was smaller than had been generally forecasted...

Links and Resources: Online Colleges' "100 Best Blogs for International Business Students"

Nov 17, 2009
Online Colleges recently published their list of the “100 Best Blogs for International Business Students.” I definitely recommend checking it out, though it might be a bit dangerous and time consuming if you have some actual work to do. The majority...

Japanese government to collect used mobile phones in lottery campaign

Nov 11, 2009
Earlier today, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced that it plans to kickoff a campaign to collect used mobile phones from November 21. During the campaign, which is scheduled to last until February of next year, consumers will be able...

Ishihara: Tokyo to bid for 2020 Olympics

Nov 9, 2009
Those who felt that Tokyo’s failed bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics was a colossal waste of $48 million are surely going to groan at today’s headline: Tokyo to bid for 2020 Summer Olympics: Gov Ishihara. I wonder how this works now that the DPJ is...

McDonald's betting on coffee for profit growth?

Nov 3, 2009
On Monday, McDonald’s Japan reported that its pretax profit had jumped 25% in the January-September period compared to a year ago, despite a 10% drop in same-store sales, which can be explained by the conversion of many shops to franchises during this...

No change for now at Narita or Haneda

Oct 15, 2009
After transport minister Seiji Maehara announced on Sunday that Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (formally known as Tokyo International Airport) should become a 24 hour hub for domestic and international flights, the governor of Chiba Prefecture and the Mayor of...


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