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Column series by Yukihiro Matsuyama, Research Director.
2021.04.09
Let’s face it: while there are growing expectations for a French and European enhanced engagement in the Indo-Pacific, when Europeans step up their commitment, or express their willingness to do so, they are of…
2020.12.15
2020 will be remembered in history as the year of COVID-19, which began to overshadow the globe earlier that year. By late 2020 the pandemic has had a few notable influences over the economy. First of all, th…
2020.11.09
On October 14th, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare released statistics on medical expenses (excluding long-term care expenses) for the second quarter of 2020. It clarified the impact of self-restraint …
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has designated October the foster parent system enlightenment promotion month. It is a safety-net system in which the government entrusts children who require protecti…
The number of convenience stores, which was always on the rise, decreased for the first time in 2019 (Figure 1). This suggests that the placement of convenience stores has reached a saturated level. Despite thi…
The Suga administration—inaugurated in September 2020—has promised to cover the costs of infertility treatment through public health insurance. As shown in Figure 1, the number of births as a result of infertil…
2020.11.06
As shown in Figure 1, the number of driver’s license holders, which had been increasing until 2018, decreased for the first time in 2019. The number of license returnees surged from 421,190 in 2018 to 601,022 i…
The National Tax Agency publishes annual income and tax statistics for all workers who receive salaries from private companies. The number of workers increased from 56,463,000 in 2015 to 59,897,000 in 2019 (Fig…
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced the results of the 2019 employment trend survey on September 30, 2020. This survey records the number of regular workers on January 1 of every year, and subs…
On May 29, 2020, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare began publishing the number of employees who were dismissed due to a business slump caused by COVID-19; the aggregated results have been published on …
2021.03.15
Research Director Kiyoyuki SEGUCHI 1. Important issues on post-COVID-19 economic recovery At last, the time has come for Japan to start COVID-19 vaccinations after North America, Europe, and China. It is expected that …
2021.03.11
Research Director Kiyoyuki SEGUCHI 1．What the concept of “dual circulation strategy” indicates The term “dual circulation strategy” has been frequently used since last year as a keyword to indicate the future vision of …
2021.02.25
Research Director Kazuhito YAMASHITA The UK has formally applied for TPP11 membership. I think there are many people who are wondering why the UK, a European country, would join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP11; of…
2021.01.28
Research Director Kunihiko MIYAKE While the second state of emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic has expanded in Japan, the incumbent U.S. president faced a second impeachment in Washington. In the final week of his pres…
2021.01.25
Research Director Kunihiko MIYAKE Donald Trump, the incumbent lame duck U.S. president, recently pardoned more than 40 convicted criminals in a span of some 40 hours. The total number could rise by Jan. 20 since there r…
2021.01.21
Research Director Kiyoyuki SEGUCHI A stir caused by the Japanese government’s program to subsidize firms that bring their production bases back to Japan In April 2020, the Japanese government announced a subsidy prog…
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