Sponsored Global Impact Of Japan Crisis Remains Unclear The impact of the recent earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear crisis on the global economy is unclear, with some economists anticipating lingering negative effects although officials are playing down the potential drag on activity, according to Financial Times. March 18, 2011
Sponsored Japan Lifts Economic Forecast The Japanese government has upgraded its outlook for the struggling economy, signaling that the country may be on the verge of escaping its prolonged economic lull, according to Reuters. February 22, 2011
Sponsored Japan Credit Oultook Lowered, Deflation Ends A leading ratings agency has lowered its outlook for Japan’s credit rating due to increasing levels of sovereign debt, while the country’s long streak of deflation came to an end at the beginning of the second quarter, according to Bloomberg. May 31, 2011
Sponsored Japanese Urging An SEC-Like Regulator The recent episode involving the Japanese company Livedoor and its young, newly arrested former president, Takafumi Hori, has Japanese legislators fuming for a regulatory agency with teeth, like the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. January 27, 2006
Sponsored Japan Slips Into Another Recession The Japanese economy has slipped into the third recession in the last decade in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami in March that slowed production and prompted consumer to cut back on spending, according to Bloomberg. May 20, 2011
