Koichi Hamada – The Japan Times

The U.S. faces serious political challenges, but economically it remains on sound footing.

Biased news, which may delivered even by traditional news organizations, can be very damaging, not least for political leaders.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution will amount to a major test for a Japanese education system focused on reciting facts and performing formulaic calculations — precisely ...

Free trade, migration and foreign direct investment promise far-reaching potential gains for all parties involved.

Policies aimed at reaping the benefits of openness may not be politically expedient today, but would reap benefits tomorrow.

It is time for Japan to unleash the third "arrow" of Abenomics: a long-term growth strategy underpinned by structural reforms.

While some advocate introducing daylight savings time in Japan to save energy and extend outdoor time for workers, the economic benefits might not be worth ...

The U.S.-China trade war may lead to broader damage, as tit-for-tat tariffs reduce overall exports, undermine total global trade flows and impede world economic ...

Many warn that the stimulus potential is depleted, particularly in Japan, with its negative short-term interest rate.

We need trade competition among economic agents but cooperation among governments

Japan's experience doesn't prove that Modern Monetary Theory works, as some have argued. But increasing deficit-financed spending, in Japan and elsewhere, may still have merit, ...

US President Donald Trump's trade war with China is driven at least as much by anxiety over China's rise as by economic rationality. That kind ...

It's unwise to burden a battered economy with higher taxes.

In the 1980s and 1990s, people were acutely aware of inflationary risks, whereas economic actors today may be setting their expectations based on a different ...

Fiscal, not monetary measures, should be when disasters and epidemics strike.

Economies like Japan will have little choice but to pursue post-pandemic monetary expansion.

There's reason to hope that the COVID-19 crisis will catalyze a shift toward more just societies

The COVID-19 pandemic and environmental threats will hopefully fuel demands for greater social solidarity.

While Lawrence Summers may be overstating the inflation threat, a careful review of Joe Biden’s stimulus plan along the lines he proposes is probably a ...

Higher levels of immigration may help to explain why U.S. GDP growth often exceeds that of Japan.

The challenge now is to devise a recovery strategy that recognizes the implications of today’s global economic interdependence.

The questions now are how Kishida will use this impressive election result and what will his leadership mean for Japan?

The rigid stances of MMT’s devotees and detractors have not led to productive discussions over its viability.

If Japanese firms opt to resume a traditional work routine — with its long hours, exhausting commutes and minimal vacations — both people and the ...

To understand the increase in consumer price inflation around the world, one must look not only at supply and demand but also at the wedge ...

It may take a Chinese invasion of Taiwan before the world finds out if the U.S. will defend the island.

Though the slain former Japanese prime minister belonged to the hawkish wing of his party, he was not the unbending nationalist conservative that many foreigners ...

The conventional wisdom is that the arc of history always bends toward peace, tolerance, justice and democracy. But recent political violence makes it clear there ...