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Akihiro Okada

Akihiro Okada

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40 Years After Plaza Accord, Global Trade Imbalances Still a Tough Issue for Nations to Address

By Akihiro Okada 8:00 JST, October 11, 2025 Forty years after the Plaza Accord, the United States, which once led the creation of postwar...

13.10.2025 20

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Depopulation Complicates Japan’s Rice Policy; Needs of Farmers, Consumers Have Diverged Over Years

By Akihiro Okada 8:00 JST, July 19, 2025 The “Rice Crisis of the Reiwa Era” is shaking Japanese society to its core due to skyrocketing rice...

21.07.2025 40

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Japan-U.S. Talks May Foreshadow Global Economic Future; Trump’s Views on Tariffs, Trade Seem Stuck in Past

By Akihiro Okada 8:00 JST, April 26, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump is significantly trying to rewrite the rules of postwar international trade...

28.04.2025 40

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Europe is More Awake than Japan to Fiscal Risks; Govt Debt Has Become a ‘Boiling Frog’ Situation

By Akihiro Okada 8:00 JST, February 1, 2025 Debates about fiscal policy in major developed countries reflect the politics and public opinion...

07.02.2025 8

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Revisiting Crichton’s ‘Rising Sun’ Shows A Changed World; Once Rivals, Japan and U.S. Now Face China Together

By Akihiro Okada 8:00 JST, November 9, 2024 Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba inaugurated his Cabinet last month, and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump...

12.11.2024 4

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Will Bank of Japan Monetary Tightening Process Be a Third-Time Charm?

By Akihiro Okada 8:00 JST, August 17, 2024 Last week, the Tokyo stock market experienced historic volatility. The Bank of Japan’s dialogue with the...

19.08.2024 7

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