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Japan’s ‘Womenomics’ Push Ages Terribly As Economy Struggles
Sometimes, it’s the pressing election issues that no one is talking about that matter most. Especially when the omission is ...
East Asia Forum4h
Are Japan’s expectations of monetary normalisation inflated?
Although Japan’s economy shows signs of returning to normal inflation for the first time in three decades, global headwinds ...
Japan’s ruling bloc to lose majority in Upper House: reports
It has become certain that Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner, ...
Japan's governing coalition likely to lose upper house election, exit polls show
Exit polls suggest Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's coalition is likely to lose a majority its majority in the smaller of Japan’s two parliamentary houses in a key election ...
The Japan Times6hOpinion
Performative ‘elections’ expose a sad lack of vision
Political parties jostle for position and trade barbs but offer no clear plan for Japan’s growing structural challenges.
The Manila Times on MSN43mOpinion
Shift in rainfall patterns call for better weather monitoring
IF the relentless rains that Storm Crising generated over the weekend are an indication, we may be witnessing a shift in ...
Tribune Online on MSN15h
How steady global fertility decline poses threat to humanity — IMF
Policymakers may deploy family-friendly policies to boost fertility A decline in global population later this century may ...
Kashmir Observer15h
Is Kashmir the Next Japan? The Falling Fertility Rate Says Yes.
With fertility rates dropping below replacement level, Kashmir may be headed toward the same demographic crisis Japan is ...
Japan's minority government likely to lose upper house control, exit polls show
A poor showing by the coalition could shake investor confidence in the world’s fourth-largest economy and disrupt critical ...