Japan’s stock market has surged and luxury cars are selling fast in Tokyo after eight years of economic stimulus under Abenomics, but that new wealth is concentrated in a small slice of society ...

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 ...

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“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 ...

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 ...

Hiroyuki Kawanishi’s tiny two-room flat in Tokyo may not be much, but it’s home. With Prime Minister Shinzo Abe trimming benefits for the poor as he increases spending on the military and cuts ...

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 ...

And with this week’s news that it slipped back into recession last quarter prompting inevitable charges that “Abenomics” has failed, the Japan-is-doomed line pervades all commentary.

Similarly, the growth-focused initiatives of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Bank of Japan (dubbed “Abenomics”) are being carefully studied in the hope of providing important ...