Japan’s economy grew at an annual rate of 2.9%, slower than the earlier report for 3.1% growth, in the April-June period, boosted by better wages and spending.
Japan’s economy grew at an annual rate of 2.9%, slower than the earlier report for 3.1% growth, in the April-June period, boosted by better wages and spending, revised government data showed Monday. That shows clear risks remain, including U.S. economic growth, which greatly affects export...
the process will last one to two years.Japan’s economy is likely to keep growing at a pace above its potential growth rate. Simultaneously, the year-on-year rate of increase in theCPI is projected to be pushed upthrough fiscal 2025 by factors such as a waning of...
While food processing is one of Japan's major manufacturing sectors, companies in this fragmented industry suffer from a lack of scale. Consolidation and increased competition would be healthy for the industry, increasing productivity without sacrificing
While the health care system in Japan offers low-cost care to patients, it provides undistinguished service when compared with international benchmarks. Currently, there is little competition in each of the markets that make up the health care system. Japan could dramatically ...
Kenya is East Africa’s largest economy. Its capital, Nairobi, is growing quickly. But so is the city’s crime rate—the Nairobi Metropolitan Crime Observatory says thieves steal an average of 10 cars each day. Kelvin Macharia has invented a tracking, or following device that uses computers ...
Naoko Tochibayashi, Communications Lead, Japan, World Economic Forum, Naoko Kutty, Writer, Forum Agenda As the economy continues its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, various challenges are coming to light. Among them, the “2024 problem” looming over Japan’s logistics industry stands […...
Welcome to Japan, where the bad news is the good news 欢迎来到日本,在这里“坏消息就是好消息” The economy is now in recession after barely growing for decades. 几十年来,日本经济几乎没有增长,如今已经陷入衰退。 The population continues to shrink, with births last year plunging to a nadir. ...
Japan's primary challenge is to increase its capital and labor productivity. The purpose of this study is to understand the reasons for Japan's dismal economic performance in the 1990s and help policy makers prioritize reforms. To achieve this, MGI analyzed Japan's output and productivity gap re...
In Japan, one person in ten works in the retail industry, but productivity is low. Several barriers prevent more efficient, large-scale retailers from boosting overall productivity. If these barriers were removed, the Japanese retail industry could more