Japan will soon hit a gross public debt-to-GDP ratio of 230%. Investors in Japan are cheering the implementation of "Abenomics," a fresh round of government spending and drastic monetary easing ...

TOKYO, July 11 (Reuters) - The death of Shinzo Abe, namesake of Japan's "Abenomics" policy, makes any immediate challenge to his legacy highly unlikely but could eventually allow Prime Minister ...

Abe has even raised Japan's sales tax in a nod to budget discipline. The idea is that the measures -- known as Abenomics -- will end years of deflation, leading to more robust growth for the world ...

Proponents of Abenomics see the Bank of Japan’s mammoth purchases of government debt as the only way to shake off deflation and avoid more stagnation. But Abe told lawmakers in July 2019 that ...

“Abenomics” is the nickname given to the prime minister’s push for more quantitative easing from the Bank of Japan and a doubling of the inflation rate to 2%. “Abenomics is not just about ...

Japan is in recession for the fifth time in seven years, and the second time since Shinzo Abe returned to office three years ago. The energetic Prime Minister who promised to end his country’s ...

Japan's core consumer price index rose just 1.3% in July, partly because of the impact of a recent sales-tax increase. WSJ's Ramy Inocencio speaks to Tokyo reporter Mitsuru Obe on whether Prime ...

That this occurred this year is no coincidence – Shinzo Abe’s three-pronged strategy for Japan’s economy dubbed “Abenomics” is working. For now. After Japan’s “lost decade” puzzled ...

BLUNTING THE SECOND ARROW Problems with the “second arrow” of Abenomics are biting at a crucial moment for Japan’s recovery. Investors have grown wary of slowing growth as Japan’s economy ...

Almost one year ago, the term Abenomics first surfaced in Japan. The idea of a coordinated policy effort to revive Japan’s economy and end deflation seemed a bold idea, but also a long-shot.